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      Fresno Chaffee Zoo - Fresno, California 

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      Dennis Goza
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      Published on 05-11-2019 12:39 AM

      Fresno Chaffee Zoo
      Photo by Kimberly Goza
      The third largest zoo in California, the 39 acre Chaffee Zoo has an amazing variety of animals on display, with over 190 species represented. They're all housed in habitats that look very natural, and the entire well-laid out property has an organic feel to it. Even such details as the ...
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      Furnace Creek Ranch - Death Valley, California 

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      Published on 10-24-2011 12:35 AM

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      Once home to the Twenty Mule Borax teams, the Ranch at Furnace Creek is the motel portion of the Furnace Creek Resort in Death Valley National Park. ...
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      General Patton Memorial Museum - Chiriaco Summit, California 

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      Published on 03-27-2013 12:41 AM

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      This facility paying tribute to the legendary American army general might seem to be in an odd location on this desolate stretch of freeway between Blythe and Indio, but ...
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      Gilroy, Garlic Capital of the World - Gilroy, California 

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      Published on 04-19-2013 12:29 AM

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      If you don't already know that Gilroy is dubbed the Garlic Capital of the World, your nose might tell you as you approach town. So will your eyes, ...
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      Glacier Point - Yosemite National Park, California 

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      Published on 07-22-2011 12:02 AM

      Half Dome
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      No trip to Yosemite is complete without a drive up to Glacier Point. Glacier Point, an overlook with a commanding view of Yosemite Valley, Half Dome, and ...
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      Goffs Schoolhouse - Goffs, California 

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      Published on 09-29-2016 12:28 AM

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      Photo by Osie Turner
      What opened as a one-room schoolhouse in 1914 is now home to a sizable museum and serves as home to the Mojave Desert Heritage & Cultural Center. The town of Goffs dates to the 1860s but the schoolhouse, which was extensively renovated in ...
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      Golden Canyon Interpretive Trail, Death Valley - Furnace Creek, California 

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      Published on 06-12-2011 12:31 AM

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      Photo by Peter Thody
      Pick up an interpretive booklet at the trailhead to get the most out of this one-mile each-way canyon walk; along the way you'll see signs of floods, fault lines, an ancient lake and even ...
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      Grauman's Chinese Theatre - Los Angeles, California 

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      Published on 06-30-2011 12:01 AM

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      Sid Grauman opened his Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard in 1927 and this instantly recognizable building has gone on to become perhaps the most famous movie theatre in the world. Alongside its unique architecture and history as a venue for some of Hollywood's most glamorous occasions (it hosted the Academy Awards three times in the 1940s), ...
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      Great Valley Museum - Modesto, California 

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      Published on 05-03-2018 12:48 AM

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      This little gem of a science museum located at Modesto Junior College showcases habitats and natural history of the Central Valley, including hominid fossils found in the region and local Native American artifacts. There are also live animals, a planetarium,and the Science on a Sphere, which projects meteorological and seismic developments onto a large globe. ...
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      Healdsburg Museum & Historical Society - Healdsburg, California 

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      Published on 01-15-2017 01:52 AM

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      Housed in a former Carnegie Library building, the Healdsburg Museum & Historical Society safekeeps the rich history of the area. Peopled originally by the Western Wappo and Southern Pomo-speaking people, the California Gold Rush brought ...
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