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Bonaventure Cemetery
Bonaventure Cemetery Made famous by both the book Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, (and the Clint Eastwood-directed film of the same name), Bonaventure Cemetery, is an iconic cemetery positioned on a bluff overlooking the Wilmington River. With its live oaks, dramatic lawn sculptures, and
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Bellevue Avenue
Bellevue Avenue Traversing the center of Newport, Bellevue Avenue and its surrounding streets are home to some of the most exclusive properties in New England. The affluent area is mostly residential, and includes many of the Gilded Age summer “cottages” built by such iconic names as Vanderbilt an
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B&O Railroad Museum
B&O Railroad Museum History buffs and train lovers won’t want to miss a visit to Baltimore’s B&O Railroad Museum, the world’s biggest museum devoted to locomotives. There are historic trains galore at the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad collection, along with artifacts, railroad buildings, railr
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Anhinga Trail
Anhinga Trail To get an up close and personal view of wildlife in the Everglades, particularly the bird life, the Anhinga Trail is one of the premier wetland trail in the National Park Service. A self-guided walk of about .8 miles (1200 meters) round trip, the trail is easily completed in about 45
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Adirondacks
Adirondacks This iconic upstate mountain range is contained within a 6.1 million-acre state park and includes two peaks that reach more than 5,000 feet. An impressive network of scenic trails attracts nature-loving travelers to this popular park, and calm, beautiful rivers are ideal for canoeing a
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Waikiki Beach
Waikiki Beach Waikiki Beach is one of the most famous stretches of sand on the planet, up there with Ipanema and Bondi. Its curving stretch of sand is bordered by palms and high-rise hotels. Come here to soak up the sun, swim, pilot an outrigger canoe, sail a boat, or snorkel. Lifeguards are on ha
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New Orleans WWII Museum
New Orleans WWII Museum Located just off Highway 90 in the heart of the Warehouse District lies one of the most enticing, modern, and comprehensive World War II museums in all the country; New Orleans own World War II Museum. Rated a 29/30 on Google and scoring high marks across every major review
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Getty Center Museum
Getty Center Museum In its billion-dollar in-the-clouds perch high above the city, the Getty Center presents triple delights: a stellar art collection (Renaissance to David Hockney); Richard Meiers cutting-edge architecture; and the visual splendor of seasonally changing gardens. On clear days, yo
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Desert Botanical Gardens
Desert Botanical Gardens Located within Papago Park, the Desert Botanical Garden was founded in 1939 and currently maintains one of the largest and most unique collections of desert plant life in the world. Stretching over 140 acres (56.7 hectares), the garden is home to 169 rare and endangered pl
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Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach The beach resort town of Myrtle Beach is the focal point of a 60-mile (96.5 kilometer) stretch of seafront dubbed ‘The Grand Strand.’ High-rise condos line the long stretch of beach, with its amusement parks, water parks and souvenir shops. Golfing is a big hit round here, with more t
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The Embarcadero
The Embarcadero Technically speaking, the Embarcadero (Spanish for “Wharf”) is the eastern waterfront and roadway of the Port of San Francisco. More to-the-point, the Embarcadero is the glittering waterfront and a cultural center of one of America’s greatest cities. Running from the end of Market
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Newport Cliff Walk
Newport Cliff Walk Tracing the perimeter of the southern edge of town, high above the crashing surf of the Atlantic Ocean, the Newport Cliff Walk fronts many of Newport’s famous Gilded Age mansions. The 3.5-mile (5.6 km) public walkway passes Astor’s Beechwood, Rosecliff, Marble House, The Breaker
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Billy Bobs Texas Honky Tonk
Billy Bobs Texas Honky Tonk The famous roadhouse-style barbeque steak, brisket and ribs are only part of the story at Billy Bob’s Texas Honky Tonk, dubbed the world’s largest honky tonk. More than 6,000 people can squeeze into Billy Bob’s to watch concerts, hit the dance floor, dine at the restaur
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Balboa Park
Balboa Park With its world-class museums, manicured gardens, and world-famous San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park tops the list of sights in downtown San Diego. Its 1,200 acres (485 hectares) makes it the largest urban park in the United States. Apart from its many attractions, Balboa Park also features le
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Long Island
Long Island While typically thought of as a weekend summer getaway for Manhattanites, Long Island has enough to offer to make it a destination in itself. Start by spending a day on the North Fork, littered with farm stands, antique shops and cellar doors offering guided wine tastings and farm- to-
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La Brea Tar Pits
La Brea Tar Pits Set beside the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in Mid-Citys Hancock Park, these are real live cesspools in the heart of Tinseltown. While the asphalt here was first excavated back in 1915 (when this spot was home to the city’s natural history museum), the pits themselves
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Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Boston Museum of Fine Arts Housing one of the world’s finest collections of art, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts is a must-see on a visit to Boston. The museum’s highlight is undoubtedly its American collection, which includes American paintings and decorative arts. And there’s more. The Museum of
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Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Faneuil Hall Marketplace The heart and soul of downtown Boston, Faneuil Hall Marketplace is a bustling complex of restaurants, food stalls, shops, bars, and public spaces. Since it opened in 1976, this festive market and eating center draws both visitors and locals to its cobblestone plaza, teamin
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Haight-Ashbury
Haight-Ashbury Haight-Ashbury is one of the most famous neighborhoods in San Francisco. The neighborhood is most famous for its role as a center of the 1960s hippie movement, reaching a peak in 1967, the Summer of Love. With this liberal backdrop, modern American counterculture has been synonymous
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Painted Ladies
Painted Ladies The finest restaurants in town cant provide views as spectacular as the picnic tables atop Alamo Square Park facing Steiner Streets Postcard Row, a row of pastel Victorian houses, known as the Painted Ladies. In fact, the lavish gingerbread detailing, look-at-me bay windows, and fro
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