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Maspero’s Exchange
Now Original Pierre Maspero’s (a fairly middling restaurant), this was once La Bourse de Maspero: a cafe-cum-slave-auctioneering house where the city’s elite sipped au lait while human chattel were traded in Exchange Alley (now Exchange Place). Note the entresol (a mezzanine floor
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Kilauea Visitor Center & Museum
Make this your first stop. Rangers and volunteers can advise you about volcanic activity, air quality, road closures and hiking trail conditions. Interactive museum exhibits are small but family friendly, and will teach even science-savvy adults a lot about the parks delicate ecosy
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List Visual Arts Center
The stated goal of the List Center is to explore the boundaries of artistic inquiry – to use art to ask questions, not only about aesthetics, but also about culture, society and, of course, science. Rotating exhibits push the contemporary art envelope in painting, sculpture, photog
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Parker Dam
Finished in 1938, this mighty dam formed Lake Havasu 15 miles north of town. It may not look like it, but it is the worlds deepest dam, with 73% of its structural height of 320ft buried beneath the original riverbed. The interior of the dam has been off limits to tourists since Sep
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Nelson Algrens House
You can’t go inside, but on the third floor of this apartment building writer Nelson Algren created some of his greatest works about life in the once down-and-out neighborhood. He won the 1950 National Book Award for his novel The Man with the Golden Arm, about a drug addict hustli
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Grand Canyon Caverns & Inn
Nine miles past Peach Springs, a plaster dinosaur welcomes you to the Grand Canyon Caverns & Inn , a cool subterranean retreat from the summer heat. An elevator drops 210ft underground to artificially lit limestone caverns and the skeletal remains of a prehistoric ground sloth.
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House of Dance & Feathers
The Lower Ninth Ward was one of the neighborhoods hit hardest by Hurricane Katrina, and for many it became synonymous with destruction and disaster. But residents have a very different view of the neighborhood. Roland Lewis, a Ninth Ward native and former streetcar worker and union
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Barnsdall Art Park
This promontory of a park, with views northwest to the Hollywood sign and northeast to the Griffith Observatory, makes a fine urban sunbathing spot. But the crown jewel is Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House , a prime example of Wright’s California Romanza style. Commissioned in 1
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Louisiana State Bank
Federal-style architecture, with its restrained grace and Classic Roman references, may not be representative of the New Orleans aesthetic. However, architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe’s Louisiana State Bank is a local landmark that reflects the straightforward geometry, plain surface
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Makaha Beach Park
This beautifully arching beach invites you to spread out your towel and spend the day. Except for weekends and big surf days, you’ll likely have the place to yourself. Snorkeling is good during the calmer summer months. There are showers and restrooms, and lifeguards on duty daily.
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Wood Valley Temple
Just outside Pahala, this century-old, colorful Tibetan Buddhist temple is wonderfully juxtaposed against a lush 25-acre retreat center where peacocks roam free. The temples official name, which translates to Immutable Island of Melodious Sound, perfectly captures the valleys wind
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Whatcom Museum of History & Art
This revamped museum is spread over three buildings: historic Whatcom City Hall (built in 1892), the adjacent Syre Education Center, and the innovative new Lightcatcher building. The last incorporates a spectacular 37ft glass wall and is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Desig
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San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area
About 95% of Arizonas riparian habitat has become victim to overgrazing, logging and development, so what little riverfront ecosystem remains is incredibly important to the states ecological health. Some 350 bird species (many endangered), more than 80 mammal species and more than
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Toon Lagoon
Island of Adventures sparkly, lighthearted cartoon-themed Toon Lagoon transports visitors to the days when lazy weekends included nothing more than mornings watching Popeye and afternoons playing in the sprinkler. This is where youll find most of Universals water attractions, inclu
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Holocaust Memorial
Even for a Holocaust memorial, this sculpture is particularly grim. The light from a Star of David is blotted by the racist label of Jude (the German word for ‘Jew’); a family surrounded by a hopeful Anne Frank quote is later shown murdered, framed by another Frank quote on the dea
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Chinese Historical Society of America
Picture what it was like to be Chinese in America during the Gold Rush, transcontinental railroad construction or Beat heyday in this 1932 landmark, built as Chinatowns YWCA by Julia Morgan (chief architect of Hearst Castle). CHSA historians unearth fascinating artifacts, such as 1
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Chicago Theatre
Take a gander at the six-story sign out front. Its an official landmark (and an excellent photo op). Everyone from Duke Ellington to Frank Sinatra to Prince has taken the stage here over the years (and left their signature on the famous backstage walls). The real show-stopper, thou
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Buckeye Hot Spring
A stroll down a hillside brings you to this out-of-the-way (though it can still get crowded) hot spring. Water emerges piping hot and cools as it trickles down into several rock pools right by the side of lively Buckeye Creek, which is handy for taking a cooling dip. One pool is pa
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Boise River & Greenbelt
Laid out in the 1960s, the tree-lined riverbanks of the Boise River protect 30 miles of vehicle-free trails. It personifies Boises city of trees credentials, with parks, museums and river fun. The river is insanely popular for its floating and tubing. The put-in point is Barber Par
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Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park
If you don’t make it to the Florida Keys, come to this park for a taste of their unique island ecosystems. The 494-acre space is a tangled clot of tropical fauna and dark mangroves – look for the ‘snorkel’ roots that provide air for half-submerged mangrove trees – all interconnecte
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