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Emerald Necklace
The Emerald Necklace is an evocative name for a series of parks and green spaces that weave some 7 miles through Boston, from the Boston Common to Franklin Park. Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted in the late 19th century, the Emerald Necklace treats city residents to a bit of fresh
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Rio Las Vegas
Despite its giddy Carnaval theme, the all-suites Rio is overshadowed by the action at the Palms across the street. The corny Masquerade Village occupies the first two floors of Rios towers. During the free Masquerade Show in the Sky , Mardi Gras floats, suspended from tracks in th
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Seattle Public Library
There’s not much chance you’ll miss glimpsing the Seattle Public Library, but it’s worth going inside for a closer look. Conceived by Rem Koolhaas and LMN Architects, the $165.5 million sculpture of glass and steel was designed to serve as a community gathering space, a tech center
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National September 11 Memorial Museum
Just beyond the reflective pools of the September 11 Memorial is the National September 11 Memorial Museum. Architecturally intriguing and deeply moving, its collection of artifacts, video, photographs and audio create a dignified, reflective exploration of the day of the tragedy,
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Institute of Contemporary Art
Worth a stop if youre in the area; usually two exhibits up at a time, from retrospectives to themed group shows.
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St Marks Place
One of the most magical things about New York is that every street tells a story, from the action unfurling before your eyes to the dense history hidden behind colorful facades. St Marks Place is one of the best strips of pavement in the city for story telling, as almost every buil
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Mirage
Inside, the Mirages paradisiacal setting is replete with a huge rain forest atrium under a conservatory dome filled with jungle foliage, meandering streams and soothing cascades. Woven into the tropical waterscape are scores of bromeliads enveloped in sunlight and fed by a computer
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Planet Hollywood
The Aladdin resort was swimming in a sea of debt when Planet Hollywood bought it. Wayne Newton owned the Aladdin for a while, Johnny Carson tried to buy it and, before the economic bubble burst in the Land of the Rising Sun in the 80s, a Japanese businessman controlled it. But no
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Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Drive for hours across the desert just to see a cave? But it’s not just any cave; it’s a truly astonishing and immense system of caves, one of the world’s greatest. Once visitors get a glimpse, even the most skeptical are impressed. A visit is, without a doubt, a highlight of any S
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Circus Circus
If youre cruising the bedraggled North Strip, dont overlook Circus Circus. Granted, its pretty hard to miss, what with the enormous clown-shaped marquee and tent-shaped casino under a gaudily striped big top. From the outside, this sprawling resort looks pretty cheesy – and it is .
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Luxor
Named after Egypts splendid ancient city on the east bank of the Nile, the landmark Luxor once had the biggest wow factor on the south Strip. While the theme easily could have produced a pyramid of gaudiness, instead it resulted in a relatively refined shrine to Egyptian art, archi
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The 815-sq-mile park is the countrys most visited and, while the main arteries and attractions can get crowded, 95% of visitors never venture further than 100 yards from their cars, so its easy to leave the teeming masses behind. There are sections of the park in Tennessee and Nort
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MGM Grand
Owned by movie company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the MGM Grand liberally borrows Hollywood themes. Check out the casino resorts Strip-side entrance, where flashing LED screens and computerized fountains add extra theatrics to the 100,000lb, 45ft-tall bronze lion statue – naturally, its
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Butterfly Garden & Insectarium
Well be honest: if youre not a fan of bugs and creepy-crawlies, you may be happier elsewhere. Because at this lively museum, youll do more than stare at insects: youll listen to them, touch them and, if you dare, even taste them. Its a multisensory adventure that’s especially fun f
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Tompkins Square Park
This 10.5-acre park is like a friendly town square for locals, who gather for chess at concrete tables, picnics on the lawn on warm days and spontaneous guitar or drum jams on various grassy knolls. It’s also the site of basketball courts, a fun-to-watch dog run (a fenced-in area w
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Rockefeller Center
This 22-acre city within a city debuted at the height of the Great Depression. Taking nine years to build, it was Americas first multiuse retail, entertainment and office space – a sprawl of 19 buildings (14 of which are the original moderne structures). Developer John D Rockefelle
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SeaWorld
One of Orlando’s largest and most popular theme parks, SeaWorld is an aquatic-themed park filled with marine animal shows, rollercoasters and up-close sea life encounters. However, the park’s biggest draw is now its most controversial: live shows featuring trained dolphins, sea lio
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Empire State Building
This limestone classic was built in just 410 days – using seven million hours of labor during the Great Depression – and the view from its 86th-floor outdoor deck and 102nd-floor indoor deck are heavenly. Alas, the queues to the top are notorious. Getting here very early or very la
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Hard Rock
The worlds original rock n roll casino houses what may be the most impressive collection of rock-star memorabilia ever assembled under one roof. Priceless items being watched over by security guards suited up like bouncers are concert attire worn by Elvis, Britney Spears and Prince
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Los Padres National Forest
The tortuously winding 40-mile stretch of Hwy 1 south of Lucia to Hearst Castle is even more sparsely populated, rugged and remote, mostly running through national forest lands. Around 5 miles south of Kirk Creek Campground and Nacimiento-Fergusson Rd, almost opposite Plaskett Cree
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