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Old Town Kenai
From the visitors center, follow Overland Ave west to what locals refer to as ‘Old Town’ – an odd amalgam of historic structures and low-rent apartments, all stupendously situated high above the mouth of the Kenai River. You can pick up a free Walking Tour pamphlet at the visitors
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Diablo Lake
Just below Ross Lake, Diablo Lake is held back by the similarly huge 389ft Diablo Dam . A pullout off Hwy 20 known as the Diablo Dam Overlook provides incredible views of the turquoise-green lake framed by glacier-capped peaks. Diablo was the worlds highest arch-type dam at the tim
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Diego Riveras Allegory of California Fresco
Hidden in a downtown skyscraper is a San Francisco art treasure: Diego Riveras 1930–31 Allegory of California fresco. Take the elevator to the 10th floor and walk upstairs to see Riveras depiction of California as a golden goddess offering farm-fresh produce, while beneath her gold
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Auburn State Recreation Area
This is a park of deep gorges cut by the rushing waters of the North and Middle Forks of the American River that converge below a bridge on Hwy 49, about 4 miles south of Auburn. In the early spring, when waters are high, this is immensely popular for white-water rafting, as the ri
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Chicago Cultural Center
This block-long building houses ongoing art exhibitions and foreign films, as well as jazz, classical and electronic dance music concerts at lunchtime (12:15pm weekdays). It also contains the worlds largest Tiffany stained-glass dome, Chicagos main Visitors Center and StoryCorps’ r
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Pioneer Square Park
The original Pioneer Sq is a cobbled triangular plaza where Henry Yesler’s sawmill cut the giant trees that marked Seattle’s first industry. Known officially as Pioneer Square Park, the plaza features a bust of Chief Seattle (Sealth, in the original language), an ornate pergola and
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National Museum of the American Indian
Ensconced in honey-colored, undulating limestone, this museum makes a striking architectural impression. Inside it offers cultural artifacts, costumes, video and audio recordings related to the indigenous people of the Americas. Exhibits are largely organized and presented by indiv
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Weedpatch Camp
Weedpatch Camp is a Farm Security Administration camp, one of about 16 in the US during the Depression, to aid migrant workers and today is the only one with any original buildings left. It was built in 1935 to house the flood of desperate, white farm laborers who arrived from the
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Washington State Capitol
Olympias capitol complex is set in a 30-acre park overlooking Capitol Lake with the Olympic Mountains glistening in the background. The campus crowning glory is the magnificent Legislative Building . Completed in 1927, its a dazzling display of craning columns and polished marble,
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Fort Yellowstone
Mammoth Hot Springs was known as Fort Yellowstone from 1886 to 1918, when the US Army managed the park from this collection of historic buildings. Elk regularly graze the manicured lawns of the campus-like historic and administrative centre, bringing traffic to a standstill, and th
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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
Built around AD 1350, Casa Grande (Big House) is the countrys largest Hohokam structure still standing, with 11 rooms spread across four floors and mud walls several feet thick. Its in reasonably good shape, partly because of the metal awning thats been canopying it since 1932. Alt
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San Juan Island National Historical Park
More known for their scenery than their history, the San Juans nonetheless hide one of the 19th centurys oddest political confrontations, the so-called Pig War between the USA and Britain. This curious stand-off is showcased in two separate historical parks on either end of the isl
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Folger Shakespeare Library
Bard-o-philes will be all of a passion here, as the library holds the largest collection of old Billy’s works in the world. Stroll through the Great Hall to see Elizabethan artifacts, paintings, etchings and manuscripts. The highlight is a rare First Folio that you can leaf through
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Library Grounds
Three historic sites surround the Lahaina library: the foundation of Kamehameha I’s ‘palace,’ a birthing stone and an early 1900s lighthouse. The yard itself was once a royal taro field where Kamehameha II toiled in the mud to instill in his subjects the dignity of labor. The first
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Franciscan Monastery
Also known as Mt St Sepulchre, the monastery offers serene grounds shimmering with 42 acres of tulips, dogwoods, cherry trees, roses – and some peculiar recreations of venerated places. The Order of St Francis is charged with the guardianship of the Holy Land’s sacred sites, and it
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Riverside State Park
Track the Centennial Trail 3 miles to the west and youll end up here in 10,000 acres of protected forest and trails where you can run, walk or cycle to your hearts content. Among the parks natural highlights is the Bowl & Pitcher , a deep gorge with huge boulders at a bend in t
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Bat Colony Under Congress Ave Bridge
Every year up to 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats make their home upon a platform beneath the Congress Ave Bridge. Its become an Austin tradition to sit on the grassy banks and watch as the bats swarm out to feed on the local insect population. Capitol Cruises, behind the Hyatt
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Contemporary Jewish Museum
That upended brushed-steel box miraculously balancing on one corner isnt a sculpture, but the entry to the Contemporary Jewish Museum – and inside this building, any preconceived ideas about religion and art are also upended. Exhibits are compelling, provocative explorations of Jew
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Mission & Pacific Beaches
Central San Diegos best beach scene is concentrated in a narrow strip of land between the ocean and Mission Bay. Theres amazing people-watching is on the Ocean Front Walk , the boardwalk that connects the two beaches. From South Mission Jetty to Pacific Beach Point, it’s crowded wi
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Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
Anyone seeking solitude beneath big blue open skies will love the crowdless scenery of this huge and exotic park along the Mexican border. It’s a gorgeous, forbidding land that supports an astonishing number of animals and plants, including 26 species of cacti, first and foremost i
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