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Castle Hill & Totem Square
Walk west on Lincoln St for the walkway to Castle Hill. Kiksadi clan houses once covered the hilltop site, but in 1836 the Russians built ‘Baranov’s Castle’ atop the hill to house the governor of Russian America. It was here, on October 18, 1867, that the official transfer of Alask
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Ala Moana Beach Park
Opposite the Ala Moana Center shopping mall, this city park boasts a broad, golden-sand beach nearly a mile long buffered from passing traffic by shade trees. Ala Moana is hugely popular, yet big enough that it never feels too crowded. This is where Honolulu residents come to go ru
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Vent Haven Museum
Jeepers creepers! When you first glimpse the roomful of goggle-eyed wooden heads staring mutely into space, try not to run screaming for the door. (If you’ve seen the film Magic , you know what dummies are capable of.) Local William Shakespeare Berger started the museum after amass
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Spalding House
Embraced by tropical sculpture gardens, this art museum occupies an estate house constructed in 1925 for Oʻahu-born Anna Rice Cooke, a missionary descendant and wealthy arts patron. Inside the main galleries are changing exhibits of paintings, sculpture and other contemporary artwo
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Yesler Way
Seattle claims its Yesler Way was the coining ground for the term ‘skid road’ – logs would ‘skid’ down the steeply sloped road linking a logging area above town to Henry Yesler’s mill. As for Henry Yesler himself, local historians paint him as an ambitious business zealot who clas
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Point Vicente Interpretive Center
Binocular-toting whale-watchers gather north of the adjacent lighthouse between December and April when the Pacific gray whales embark on their fascinating and arduous migration from Alaska to Mexico. Inside are fun exhibits for boning up on the specifics. Youll also glimpse giant
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Fort Verde State Historic Park
Camp Verde was founded in 1865 as a farming settlement only to be co-opted soon after by the US Army who built a fort here to prevent Indian raids on Anglo settlers. Tonto Apache chief Chalipun surrendered here in April 1873. Today, the town’s Fort Verde State Historic Park offers
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McNay Art Museum
In addition to seeing paintings by household names such as Van Gogh, Picasso, Matisse, Renoir, OKeeffe and Cézanne, half the fun is wandering the spectacular Spanish Colonial revival-style mansion that was the private residence of Marion Koogler McNay. Upon her death in 1950, Mario
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Lowell National Historical Park
The historic buildings in the city center – connected by the trolley and canal boats – constitute the national park, which gives a fascinating peek at the workings of a 19th-century industrial town. Stop first at the Market Mills Visitors Center to pick up a map and check out the g
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Sunset Beach Park
Like many beaches on the North Shore, Sunset Beach has a split personality. In winter big swells come in for pro wave riders and the posse of followers these rock stars of the sea attract. The second leg of the Triple Crown of Surfing takes place here in late November and early Dec
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House of Broel
The House of Broel, built in the 1850s, is a bit of a funhouse. The entire two-story building was elevated in 1884 to allow for the construction of a new 1st floor. This was done so that the new owner could throw elaborate parties for his three daughters in a more spacious setting.
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Marine Barracks
The ‘Eighth and Eye Marines’ are on largely ceremonial duty at the nation’s oldest Marine Corps post. Most famously, this is the home barracks of the Marine Corps Band, once headed by John Philip Sousa, king of the military march, who was born nearby at 636 G St SE. On Friday eveni
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Le Musée de f.p.c.
Inside a lovely 1859 Greek revival mansion in the Upper Tremé, this museum showcases a 30-year collection of artifacts, documents, furniture and art. It all tells the story of a forgotten subculture: the free people of color before the Civil War, who played a unique but prominent r
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Lexington Historic Society Houses
Facing the green next to the visitor center, Buckman Tavern , built in 1709, was the headquarters of the minutemen. The tense hours between the midnight call to arms and the dawn arrival of the Redcoats were spent here. The tavern and inn also served as a field hospital where the w
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Miami Seaquarium
There are dozens of shows and exhibits at the Seaquarium including a tropical reef; the Shark Channel, with feeding presentations; and Discovery Bay, a natural mangrove habitat for rescued sea turtles. However, the big attraction at the Seaquarium is also its most controversial: do
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Grace Church
This Gothic Revival Episcopal church, designed in 1843 by James Renwick Jr, was made of marble quarried by prisoners at ‘Sing Sing,’ the state penitentiary in the town of Ossining, 30 miles up the Hudson River (which, legend has it, is the origin of the expression ‘being sent upriv
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Ballona Wetlands
Wetlands are the unsung heroes of the natural world. They clean silty rivers before the water trickles into the sea, provide shelter and hatcheries for birds and fish, and are extremely difficult to restore and protect in an increasingly urbanized world. These last remaining wetlan
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Old South Meeting House
‘No tax on tea!’ That was the decision on December 16, 1773, when 5000 angry colonists gathered here to protest British taxes, leading to the Boston Tea Party. Visit the graceful meeting house to check out an exhibit about the history of the building and listen to an audio of the h
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Acadia National Park
The only national park in New England, Acadia encompasses an unspoiled wilderness of undulating coastal mountains, towering sea cliffs, surf-pounded beaches and quiet ponds. The dramatic landscape offers a plethora of activities for both leisurely hikers and adrenaline junkies. The
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Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary
Animal-lovers won’t want to miss the Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary , 20 miles southeast of Ramah off Hwy 53. Home to rescued and captive-born wolves and wolf-dog mixes, the sanctuary offers six interactive walking tours per day, where you walk with the wolves – and get closer than you
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