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Lagoons
A wide, paved recreational path connects all four lagoons, inviting a lazy stroll from beach to beach. Extremely limited free public beach-access parking can be found at each. The largest and most elaborately landscaped and serviced lagoon fronts the Four Seasons Resort and Disney
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Civil War Museum
The Civil War Museum , which neatly outlines the conflict and Indianas abolition position.
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Masonic Auditorium and Temple
Conspiracy theorists, rock aficionados and anyone exploring immigrant roots must know the Masonic Auditorium. Built as a temple to freemasonry in 1958 in mid-century modern style, and remodeled in 2014, the building hosts headline acts and, every other Tuesday, mass US-citizenship
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Graceland Cemetery
Graceland Cemetery is the final resting place for some of the biggest names in Chicago history, including architects Louis Sullivan and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and retail magnate Marshall Field. Most of the notable tombs lie around the lake, in the northern half of the 121 acres.
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Bronx Zoo
This 265-acre zoo is the country’s biggest and oldest, with over 6000 animals and re-created habitats from around the world, from African plains to Asian rainforests. It’s deservedly popular, with especially large crowds on discounted Wednesdays and weekends, and any day in July or
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Ahuʻena Heiau
After uniting the Hawaiian Islands in 1810, Kamehameha the Great established the kingdoms royal court in Lahaina on Maui, but he continued to return to the Big Island. After a couple of years, he restored this sacred site as his personal retreat and temple. Notice the towering carv
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Kaneʻaki Heiau
Hidden within a gated residential community in Makaha Valley, this quietly impressive heiau is one of Oʻahus best-restored sacred sites. Originally an agricultural temple dedicated to Lono, the Hawaiian god of agriculture and fertility, the site was later used as a luakini, a templ
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Downtown Historic District
Beautified by a compact yet charismatic grid of Victorian buildings, central Ellensburg deserves an unhurried morning or afternoons exploration. Kick off at the friendly chamber of commerce, where you can get informative maps of the downtown historic district, roughly contained bet
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Prairie Avenue Historic District
In the late 1800s, Prairie Ave between 16th and 20th Sts is where Chicagos millionaires lived in their mansions. Today the district is good for a stroll. Some of the homes have been preserved as museums; others are intriguing to admire from the outside. A footbridge over the train
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Lake Crescent
If youre heading anticlockwise on the Olympic loop from Port Angeles toward Forks, one of the first scenic surprises to leap out at you will be luminous Lake Crescent, a popular boating and fishing area and a departure point for a number of short national-park hikes. The area is al
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New York Public Library
Loyally guarded by Patience and Fortitude (the marble lions overlooking Fifth Ave), this beaux-arts show-off is one of NYCs best free attractions. When dedicated in 1911, New York’s flagship library ranked as the largest marble structure ever built in the US, and to this day, its R
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Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Central Queens biggest attraction is this 1225-acre park, built for the 1939 World’s Fair and dominated by Queens’ most famous landmark, the stainless-steel Unisphere – its the world’s biggest globe, at 120ft high and weighing 380 tons. Facing it is the former New York City Buildin
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Chilnualna Falls
Chilnualna Creek tumbles over the north shoulder of forested Wawona Dome in an almost continuous series of cascades. The largest and most impressive of these, Chilnualna Falls thunders into a deep, narrow chasm. Unlike its Valley counterparts, this fall is not free-leaping, but its
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Riverfront Park
Just northwest of downtown, Riverfront Park rolls pleasantly along the Arkansas River and both pedestrians and cyclists take advantage of this fantastic city park. Its a truly fine integration of a landscape feature (the river) into an urban setting. You cant miss the Big Dam Bridg
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Queen Mary
Long Beach’s ‘flagship’ attraction is this grand and supposedly haunted British luxury liner. Larger and more luxurious than even the Titanic, she transported royals, dignitaries, immigrants, WWII troops and vacationers between 1936 and 1964. Sure, its a tourist trap, but study the
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International Spy Museum
One of DC’s most popular museums is flashy, over the top, and probably guilty of overtly glamming up a life of intelligence gathering. But who cares? You basically want to see Q’s lab, and that’s what the Spy Museum feels like. Check out James Bonds tricked-out Aston Martin, the KG
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Old North Church
‘One if by land, Two if by sea…’ Longfellow’s poem, Paul Revere’s Ride, has immortalized this graceful church. It was here, on the night of April 18, 1775, that the sexton hung two lanterns from the steeple, as a signal that the British would advance on Lexington and Concord via th
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Main Street, USA
Fashioned after Walt’s hometown of Marceline, Missouri, bustling Main St, USA resembles the classic turn-of-the-20th-century, all-American town. It’s an idyllic, relentlessly upbeat representation, complete with barbershop quartet, penny arcades, ice-cream shops and a steam train.
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National Museum of Natural History
Smithsonian museums dont get more popular than this one, so crowds are pretty much guaranteed. Wave to Henry, the elephant who guards the rotunda, then zip to the 2nd floor’s Hope Diamond. The 45.52-carat bauble has cursed its owners, including Marie Antoinette, or so the story goe
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Kalahaku Overlook
Don’t miss this one. Kalahaku Overlook (9324ft), 0.8 miles beyond Leleiwi Overlook, offers a bird’s-eye view of the crater floor and the ant-size hikers on the trails snaking around the cinder cones below. At the observation deck, plaques provide information on each of the volcanic
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