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International Swimming Hall of Fame
Arced like a wave above Ocean Drive, this 1960s acquatic complex and museum is home to the International Swimming Hall of Fame and its weird and wonderful collection of acquatic memorabilia, the largest in the world. Meander through two extensive halls and learn about the origins o
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Museum of African American History
The Museum of Afro-American History occupies two adjacent historic buildings: the African Meeting House, the country’s oldest black church and meeting house; and Abiel Smith School, the country’s first school for blacks. The museum offers rotating exhibits about the historic events
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Leimert Park
The soft lilt of a saxophone purrs from a storefront. Excited chatter streams from a coffee house. The savory aroma of barbecue wafts into the steamy noontime air. Welcome to Leimert (luh-mert ) Park, the cultural hub of LA’s African-American community. About 2.5 miles west of Expo
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National WWII Memorial
Dedicated in 2004, the WWII memorial honors the 400,000 Americans who died in the conflict, along with the 16 million US soldiers who served between 1941 and 1945. The plazas dual arches symbolize victory in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters. The 56 surrounding pillars represent ea
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Garment District
Otherwise known as the Fashion District, this thread-obsessed territory might look like an unremarkable stretch of designers offices and wholesale and retail shops, but its where youll find a huge selection of fabrics, sequins, lace and, chances are, those day-glo velvet buttons yo
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Chimney Rock Archaeological Area
Like the architects of the elaborate structures in Chaco Canyon – with which this community was connected – the people of the Chimney Rock Archaeological Area were dedicated astronomers and this was a place of spiritual significance. Remains of 100 permanent structures are at the b
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Fort Davis National Historic Site
A remarkably well-preserved frontier military post with an impressive backdrop at the foot of Sleeping Lion Mountain, Fort Davis was established in 1854 and abandoned in 1891. More than 20 buildings remain – five of them restored with period furnishings – as well as 100 or so ruins
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Florida Keys History of Diving Museum
You can’t miss the diving museum – it’s the building with the enormous mural of swimming manatees on the side – and we mean that in every sense of the phrase. In other words, don’t miss this museum, a collection of diving paraphernalia from around the world. This is the sort of cha
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Camp Hale
About 16 miles north of Leadville on Hwy 24, just over Tennessee Pass, lies the former US Army facility, Camp Hale. Established in 1942, it was created specifically for the purpose of training the 10th Mountain Division, the Army’s only battalion on skis. At its height during WWII,
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Puaʻa Kaʻa State Wayside Park
The highway cuts right through this delightful park whose name, Puaʻa Kaʻa, means Rolling Pig. Some unlucky passersby see just the restrooms on the ocean side of the road and miss the rest. But you brought your beach towel, didn’t you? Cross the highway from the parking area and he
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Frisco Historic Park & Museum
Set on the site of the original town saloon in 1889, and later converted into the town’s second school in 1901, this museum features a number of historical displays, including one on the Ute nation, a diorama of the original Ten Mile Canyon railroad that fed and connected the minin
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Custom House
Begun in 1837, the lower portion of the Custom House resembles a Greek temple. But the federal government wanted something grander, so in 1913 it exempted itself from local height restrictions and financed a 500ft tower. Nowadays there are many taller buildings, but the 22ft illumi
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Dinosaur State Park
Connecticut’s answer to Jurassic Park, Dinosaur State Park lets you view dinosaur footprints left 200 million years ago on mudflats near Rocky Hill, 10 miles due south of Hartford along I-91. The tracks hardened in the mud and were only uncovered by road-building crews in the early
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Department of the Interior Museum
Responsible for managing the nation’s natural resources, the Department of the Interior operates this small, but excellent, museum to educate the public about its current goals and programs. It includes landscape art, Native American artifacts and some great historical photos of Na
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Chesterwood
This pastoral 122-acre plot was heaven to its owner Daniel Chester French (1850–1931), the sculptor best known for his great seated statue of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. French lived in New York City but spent most summers after 1897 here at Chesterwo
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555 Edgecombe Ave
When completed in 1916, this brick, beaux arts giant was Washington Heights’ very first luxury apartment complex and had a concierge, separate tradesmen entrance and no fewer than three elevators. Initially only available to white tenants, the area’s transformation from a predomina
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Pejepscot Museum
On the Bowdoin campus, the Pejepscot Historical Society preserves several house museums, which provide a fascinating glimpse into the past. You can visit them all for an $8 combination ticket. The Pejepscot Museum displays changing exhibits relating to Brunswick history, with photo
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Goldfield Ghost Town
Its billed as the only authentic ghost town in the valley, suggesting there are some inauthentic ones waiting to be discovered. Goldfield Ghost Town dates back to a brief 1890s gold boom, when in typical style its construction was almost as rapid as its abandonment. Situated at the
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Little Beach
Those folks with the coolers and umbrellas, walking north from the sandy entrance to Big Beach? They’re heading to Little Beach, which is part of Makena State Park. Also known as Puʻu Olaʻi Beach, this cozy strand is au naturel . Nudity is officially illegal, though enforcement is
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Hammonasset Beach State Park
Though not off the beaten path by any means, the two full miles of flat, sandy beach at Hammonasset Beach State Park handily accommodate summer crowds. This is the ideal beach at which to set up an umbrella-chair, crack open a book and forget about the world. The surf is tame, maki
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