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      Houdini Museum - Appleton, Wisconsin 

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      Published on 08-25-2014 12:50 AM

      Houdini Exhibit
      Photo by Michael Roth
      Located within Appleton's History Museum at the castle, this interactive exhibit celebrates famed magician Harry Houdini who called ...
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      Rockport, Massachusetts 

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      Dennis Goza
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      Published on 08-24-2014 12:15 AM

      Rockport
      Photo by Dennis Goza
      A postcard village on Cape Ann, Rockport is packed with enticing shops and restaurants, as well as a beach and a location to kayak or do stand-up paddle boarding. There are inns ...
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      Mark Twain Gazebo - Elmira, New York 

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      Published on 08-22-2014 01:13 AM

      Mark Twain Gazebo
      Photo by Kimberly Goza
      While living in Hartford, Mark Twain loved to spend his summers in Elmira, which he called 'a foretaste of heaven'. He had this gazebo fashioned to use for his study, and here he wrote some of his best work, ...
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      Wisconsin's First Capitol - Belmont, Wisconsin 

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      Published on 08-21-2014 12:46 AM

      First Capitol
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      Wisconsin's first state capitol is the site where lawmakers met for the first time after Wisconsin was declared a Territory. In the fall of ...
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      Shoal Creek Living History Museum - Kansas City, Missouri 

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      Published on 08-20-2014 01:08 AM

      Galloping horses, union army Shoal Creek
      Photo by Kimberly Goza
      Consisting of 20 authentic 19th-Century buildings on 19 rustic acres, Shoal Creek preserves the lifestyle of Missouri of bygone days through a series of tours, ...
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      Jelly Belly Warehouse & Visitors Center - Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin 

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      Published on 08-19-2014 12:41 AM

      Jelly Belly
      Photo by Michael Roth
      The Jelly Belly company opens up one of its warehouses for free tours. Visitors get on a train that travels down "Candy Alley," making stops that show ...
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      International Towing and Recovery Museum - Chattanooga, Tennessee 

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      Published on 08-18-2014 01:39 AM


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      The tow truck was invented in Chattanooga by Earnest Holmes in 1916, and the area is still the hub of tow truck manufacturing. So naturally, ...
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      Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum - Chattanooga, Tennessee 

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      Published on 08-16-2014 01:35 AM

      Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum
      Photo by Kimberly Goza
      The Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum is not a particularly large rail museum, but it has a large number of operating vintage trains, making local excursions ...
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      Chattanooga Choo-Choo - Chattanooga, Tennessee 

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      Published on 08-14-2014 05:30 AM

      Chattanooga Choo-Choo
      Photo by Kimberly Goza
      Almost everyone has heard the catchy old song 'Chattanooga Choo-Choo'. These days that name is attached to an elegant hotel that was ...
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      Baby Jessica - Midland, Texas 

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      Published on 08-12-2014 05:26 PM

      The Plaque At Midland Center
      Photo by Kimberly Goza

      (Update October 2022): The Midland Center has been demolished, but we have preserved this article, as evidence of what used to be found here.

      Before it became known as the home town of George W. Bush, the sleepy city of Midland became famous worldwide in 1987 when Jessica ...
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