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Three Ring Ranch Exotic Animal Sanctuary
Dr Ann Goody is as close to a real life Dr Doolittle as you’ll ever be lucky to meet. She doesn’t just talk to the animals, she also fixes their broken bones and psyches. When she can, she then sets them free, but if they can’t cut it in the wild they become residents of this sanct
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Dolores Park
Semiprofessional tanning, taco picnics and a Hunky Jesus Contest at Easter: welcome to San Franciscos sunny side. Dolores Park has something for everyone, from street ball and tennis to the Mayan pyramid playground (sorry kids: no blood sacrifice allowed). Political protests and ot
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United Artists Theatre
This gorgeous Spanish Gothic theater, with ornate stone work and stained glass, and grand, yet intricate murals, was built in 1927 and bankrolled by bygone heavyweights Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin. Theyd tired of the studio stronghold on filmmaking and dist
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Black Sand Basin
This geyser basin, 1 mile northwest of Old Faithful, has a few interesting features. The eponymous black sand is derived from weathered volcanic glass (obsidian). You can access Black Sand Basin by car or, better, by foot from Daisy Geyser. Rangers lead hour-long walks here daily a
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Mount Vernon
A visit to George Washington’s Virginia home, Mount Vernon, is an easy escape from the city – one that the president himself enjoyed. It’s also a journey through history: the country estate of this quintessential gentleman has been meticulously restored and affords a glimpse of rur
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Aquarium of the Pacific
Long Beach’s most mesmerizing experience, the Aquarium of the Pacific is a vast, high-tech indoor ocean where sharks dart, jellyfish dance and sea lions frolic. More than 12,000 creatures inhabit four re-created habitats: the bays and lagoons of Baja California, the frigid northern
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Beaches
For those world-famous beaches, head north and keep going: between Kaʻanapali and Kapalua, one impossible perfect strand follows another. Three top-ranked gems are Kahekili Beach Park , Kapalua Beach and DT Fleming Beach Park . All water sports are possible, and tour outfitters abo
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Hale Paʻi
This small white cottage on the grounds of Lahainaluna High School housed Hawaii’s first printing press. Although its primary mission was making the Bible available to Hawaiians, the press also produced, in 1834, Hawaii’s first newspaper. Named Ka Lama (The Torch), it held the dist
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Cuban Memorials
The two blocks of SW 13th Ave south of Calle Ocho contain a series of monuments to Cuban and Cuban American heroes, including those that died in the Cuban War of Independence and anti-Castro conflicts. The memorials include the Eternal Torch in Honor of the 2506th Brigade , for the
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Valiant Air Command Warbird Museum
What started off as a hobby for twelve combat veterans has now grown into 1500-member strong club and an exciting museum, stocked with classic planes dating from the early 20th century to the Korean War. A fascinating memorabilia hall kicks off the tour and is filled with artefacts
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Moran State Park
In 1911 Robert Moran donated 7 sq miles of his property to create this park on the eastern saddlebag of Orcas Island. The park is dominated by 2409ft Mt Constitution , the archipelagos highest point. On a clear day you can see Mt Rainier, Mt Baker, Vancouvers north shore and a patc
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Nantucket Historical Association
The umbrella Nantucket Historical Association maintains eight historical sites covering everything from farming beginnings to the prosperous whaling days. The NHAs most famous property, the Nantucket Whaling Museum , occupies a former spermaceti candle factory. The evocative exhib
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Ninini Point
If youve seen and done everything and still want to explore, heres a modest excursion to an untouristy spot where 360-degree vistas show jets swooping in the sky above and waves crashing against the rocks below. Looking east, soaring cliffs cut off rainbows and, closer in, golfers
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University of Texas at Austin
Whatever you do, dont call it Texas University – thems fightin words, usually used derisively by Texas A&M students to take their rivals down a notch. Sorry, A&M, but the main campus of the University of Texas is kind of a big deal. Established in 1883, UT has the largest e
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Hells Canyon Dam
Hells Canyons most spectacular scenery is perhaps along the Snake River itself, following 25 miles of paved road (Idahos Rte 454) toward Hells Canyon Dam; here dramatic canyon walls loom almost vertically. The road goes up the Idaho border but is accessed via the southern end of th
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Museums & Historic Sites
Overlooking downtown Juneau is Wickersham State Historical Site , which preserves the 1898 home of pioneer judge and statesman James Wickersham. In 2011, the museum was closed for extensive renovation. Call to see if it has reopened.Two blocks downhill is St Nicholas Russian Orthod
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Presidio of San Francisco
Explore that splotch of green on the map between Baker Beach and Crissy Field, and you’ll find a parade grounds, Yoda, a centuries-old adobe wall and some thrilling site-specific art installations. What started out as a Spanish fort built by conscripted Ohlone in 1776 is now a trea
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George Sterling Park
Homeward into the sunset/Still unwearied we go/Till the northern hills are misty/With the amber of afterglow. Poet George Sterlings City by the Sea is almost maudlin – that is, until you watch the sunset over the Golden Gate Bridge from his namesake hilltop park – the perfect vanta
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Caesars Palace
Despite recent upgrades that have lent the once-gaudy Palace a more sophisticated air, some of the resorts original features from the swinging 60s have survived. Out front are the same spritzing fountains that daredevil Evil Knievel made famous when he jumped them on a motorcycle o
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LeConte Memorial Lodge
Built by the Sierra Club in 1903, this small, rustic, granite-and-wood lodge offers a glimpse into a relatively unknown chapter of California architecture. Designed by Berkeley architect John White, the building sits firmly within a style known as the First Bay Tradition, a movemen
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