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Anahola Beach Park
Despite having no sign from the highway, this locals’ beach is an easy getaway. Backed by pines and palms, its blessed with excellent swimming thanks to a wide, sandy bay with a sheltered cove on the south end. At the beachs choppy northern end is the surf break Unreals .Because th
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Ute Mountain Tribal Park
Ute people once inhabited this entire region, from the San Luis Valley west into Utah, and, after a series of forced relocations and treaties, from the 1860s to 1930s, control only this small strip of land in the dry high plains of the Colorado Plateau. The relationship between Ute
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Walt Disney Family Museum
An 1890s military barracks houses 10 galleries that chronologically tell the exhaustively long story of Walt Disneys life. Opened 2009, the museum gets high marks for design, integrating 20,000 sq ft of contemporary glass-and-steel exhibition space with the original 19th-century br
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University of Southern California
George Lucas, John Wayne and Neil Armstrong are among the famous alumni of this well-respected private university, founded in 1880, just north of Exposition Park. Free 50-minute, student-led tours touch on campus history, architecture and student life and leave on the hour from the
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Kennecott Mill Town
Pretty much all of Kennecott comprises the mill town and there are dozens of old wood and log buildings that have been restored, stabilized or purposely left in a state of decrepitude. Youre welcome to wander around the outside of the buildings at will, or you can join daily tours.
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Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
Great architecture, rich history and delicious gossip rendezvous at this venerable hotel, where the first Academy Awards ceremony was held in 1929. After a renovation, it briefly became the new millenniums poolside Hollywood hot spot as tabloid regulars were frequently spotted misb
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International Tennis Hall of Fame
To experience something of the American aristocracys approach to 19th-century leisure, visit this museum. It lies inside the historic Newport Casino building (1880), which served as a summer club for Newports wealthiest residents. The US National Lawn Tennis Championships (forerunn
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Fort East Martello Museum & Gardens
This old fortress was built to resemble an old Italian Martello-style coastal watchtower (hence the name), a design that quickly became obsolete with the advent of the explosive shell. Now the fort serves a new purpose: preserving the old. Theres historical memorabilia, artifacts,
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Fort Walla Walla Park
This fine historic site showcases the original buildings from a US Army installation that existed here from its inception in 1858 until 1910 – everything from the officers quarters to the quartermasters stable. The grounds now house the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
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Calcite Springs Overlook
This worthwhile overlook 1.5 miles south of Tower–Roosevelt Junction offers vertiginous views of a section of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone known as the Narrows. A short trail leads to views north of the gorge’s sulfuric yellows and smoking sides. All around are vertical basa
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Boston Childrens Museum
The interactive, educational exhibits at the delightful Children’s Museum keep kids entertained for hours. Highlights include a bubble exhibit, rock-climbing walls, a hands-on construction site and intercultural immersion experiences. The light-filled atrium features an amazing thr
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Venetian Pool
Just imagine: it’s 1923, tons of rock have been quarried for one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in Miami, but now an ugly gash sits in the middle of the village. What to do? How about pump the irregular hole full of water, mosaic and tile up the whole affair, and make it look
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Waikamoi Preserve
This windswept native cloud forest supports one of the rarest ecosystems on earth. Managed by the Nature Conservancy, the 5230-acre preserve provides the last stronghold for 76 species of native plants and forest birds. You’re apt to spot the ʻiʻiwi and the ʻapapane (both honeycree
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Heart Mountain Relocation Center
Following the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, more than 110,000 Japanese-Americans were interned in 10 camps across the US. Taking only what they could carry, around 11,000 Japanese-Americans relocated from West Coast homes to these flimsy tar-paper rooms and made the best of thr
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Echo Park Lake
Surrounded by shingled craftsmen homes that rise with the steep streets and looming hills to the north, and blessed with keyhole Downtown views to the south, this fountain lake park is patronized by cool rockers, laid-back vatos, flocks of ducks and crows, and home to wild, wind-ru
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Taliesin West
Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the seminal American architects of the 20th century. Taliesin West was his desert home and studio, built between 1938 and 1940. Still home to an architecture school and open to the public for guided tours, its a prime example of organic architecture wi
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Rodeo Drive
It’s pricey and pretentious, but no trip to LA would be complete without a saunter along glittery Rodeo Dr, the famous three-block ribbon of style where sample-size fembots browse for Escada and Prada. Most people gravitate to Euro-flavored Via Rodeo , a cobbled lane lined with out
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National Key Deer Refuge Headquarters
What would make Bambi cuter? Mini Bambi. Introducing: the Key deer, an endangered subspecies of white-tailed deer that prance about primarily on Big Pine and No Name Keys. The folks here are an incredibly helpful source of information on the deer and all things Keys. The refuge spr
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Palatki Heritage Site
Thousand-year-old Sinagua cliff dwellings and rock art are good-enough reasons to brave the 7 or so miles of dirt road leading to this enchantingly located archaeological site on the edge of the wilderness. Theres a small visitor center and three easy trails suitable for strollers
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Abyssinian Baptist Church
A raucous, soulful affair, the superb Sunday gospel services here are the city’s most famous. You’ll need to arrive at least an hour before the service to queue up, and ensure you adhere to the strict entry rules: no tank tops, flip-flops, shorts, leggings or backpacks. The church
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