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Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
The largest Catholic house of worship in North America can host 6000 worshippers. It is an enormous, impressive, but somehow unimposing edifice, more Byzantine than Vatican in its aesthetic. Outlaid with some 75,000 sq ft of mosaic work and a crypt modeled after early Christian cat
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Texas State Capitol
Built in 1888 from sunset-red granite, this state capitol is the largest in the US, backing up the ubiquitous claim that everything is bigger in Texas. If nothing else, take a peek at the lovely rotunda and try out the whispering gallery created by its curved ceiling. Self-guiding
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Sunset Strip
A visual cacophony of billboards, giant ad banners and neon signs, the sinuous stretch of Sunset Blvd running between Laurel Canyon and Doheny Dr has been nightlife central since the 1920s. Mobster Bugsy Siegel and his posse hung out at clubs such as Ciro’s (now the Comedy Store);
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Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá
Although the site of the first California mission (1769) was on Presidio Hill by present-day Old Town, in 1774 Padre Junípero Serra moved it about 7 miles upriver, closer to water and more arable land, now the Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá. In 1784 missionaries built a solid
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Flushing & Corona
The intersection of Main St and Roosevelt Ave, downtown Flushing, can feel like the Times Square of a city a world away from NYC. Immigrants from all over Asia, primarily Chinese and Korean, make up this neighborhood bursting at the seams with markets and restaurants filled with de
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General Grant Grove
This sequoia grove is nothing short of astounding. The paved half-mile General Grant Tree Trail is an interpretive walk that visits a number of mature sequoias, including the 27-story General Grant Tree . This giant holds triple honors as the world’s second-largest living tree, a m
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Ahupuaʻa o Kahana State Park
In spite of over 40 years of political controversy and failed plans for a living-history village, this park is currently still open to visitors.Starting near the community center, the gentle, 1.2-mile round-trip Kapaʻeleʻele Trail runs along a former railbed and visits a fishing sh
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San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site
A hallowed site for some Texans, this 1100 acre park is where Texas fought for – and won – its independence 180 odd years ago. You can learn about the past by browsing the museum, watching the movie, then riding up to the observation deck for a look over the field. Also part of the
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Fruita Historic District
Fruita (froo -tuh) is a cool, green oasis, where shade-giving cottonwoods and fruit-bearing trees line the Fremont Rivers banks. The first Mormon homesteaders arrived here in 1880; Fruitas final resident left in 1969. Among the historic buildings, the NPS maintains 2700 cherry, apr
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New Haven Green
New Havens spacious green has been the spiritual center of the city since its Puritan fathers designed it in 1638 as the prospective site for Christs second coming. Since then it has held the municipal burial grounds – graves were later moved to Grove St Cemetery – several statehou
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US Naval Observatory
If you’re ever late to an appointment after visiting this place, you’ve got no excuse, buddy: the Naval Observatory is the official source of time for the US military and by extension, the country, so you know the clocks are precise. Framed by a pair of stately white ship’s anchors
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Guardian Angel Cathedral
If you get the urge to save your soul Sunday morning after letting it all go to hell Saturday night, you won’t have to venture far off the Strip. Adorned with stained glass murals and mosaics, this small Catholic church, which resembles a ski chalet, looks rather alien on the Strip
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Merchants House Museum
Built in 1832 and purchased by merchant Seabury Tredwell three years later, this red-brick mansion remains the most authentic Federal house in town. Its as much about the city’s mercantile past as it is a showcase of 19th-century high-end domestic furnishings. Everything in the hou
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Sabine Pass Battleground State Historic Site
The site of the fort is now offshore, but detailed outdoor displays recall the battle. This 57-acre site offers great views of idle oil rigs and passing ships and has good picnic areas. During the Civil War, it was vital to the Confederacy that it continue its lucrative cotton trad
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Madison Square Park
This park defined the northern reaches of Manhattan until the island’s population exploded after the Civil War. These days it’s a much-welcome oasis from Manhattan’s relentless pace, with a popular children’s playground, dog-run area and Shake Shack burger joint. It’s also one of t
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Arizona Vineyards
Nogales is the gateway to Hwy 82, aka the Patagonia Hwy, which rumbles through rolling hills, open range, wine country and bird refuges to link up 70 miles later with Hwy 80 near Tombstone. Tall grass sways in the breeze and lazy cattle graze in fields dotted with the occasional wi
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Best Friends Animal Sanctuary
Kanabs most famous attraction is outside of town. Surrounded by more than 33,000 mostly private acres of red-rock desert 5.5 miles north of Kanab, Best Friends is the largest no-kill animal rescue center in the country. The center shows films and gives facility tours four times a d
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Granary Burying Ground
Dating to 1660, this atmospheric atoll is crammed with historic headstones, many with evocative (and creepy) carvings. This is the final resting place of all your favorite revolutionary heroes including Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, John Hancock and James Otis. Benjamin Franklin is bu
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Crazy Horse Memorial
The worlds largest monument is this 563ft-tall work-in-progress (with a lot of work to go). When finished it will depict the Sioux leader astride his horse, pointing to the horizon saying, My lands are where my dead lie buried.No one is predicting when the sculpture will be complet
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Morris
Built in 1765 as a country retreat for Roger and Mary Morris, this columned mansion is the oldest house in Manhattan. It is also famous for having served as George Washington’s headquarters after it was seized by the Continental Army in 1776. The mansion’s beautifully appointed roo
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