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      The Brookings Sword - Brookings, Oregon 

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      Dennis Goza
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      Published on 06-08-2013 12:39 AM

      The Brookings Sword
      Photo by Dennis Goza
      In 1942 Japanese pilot Nobuo Fujita delivered the only wartime bomb strike on the American mainland near the city of Brookings. The bombing had little effect ...
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      Catalina State Park - Tucson, Arizona 

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      Published on 06-07-2013 12:35 AM

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      Photo by Jaimie Bruzenak
      A number of hikes and activities await the visitor to Catalina State Park. One of the prettiest hikes is the Romero Canyon Trail, which climbs up to the Romero Pools with trees, rocks and water. Visitors can also camp, picnic, spot birds and wildlife, ride trail bikes or take a trail ride on horseback. ...
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      World's Largest Ball of Twine - Darwin, Minnesota 

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      Dennis Goza
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      Published on 06-06-2013 12:06 AM

      World's Largest Ball of Twine
      Photo by Kimberly Goza
      Although there is some dispute about the matter, this gargantuan ball of twine lays claim to being the largest in the world, or at least the largest constructed by one ...
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      Smith Tower - Seattle, Washington 

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      Published on 06-05-2013 12:51 AM

      Smith Tower - Seattle, Washington (family, seniors, single, roadside wonder)
      Smith Tower, Seattle
      Photo by Peter Thody
      Seattle's first skyscraper, Smith Tower, was built in 1914; at 552 feet tall it was then the world's fourth tallest building. It was, and indeed still is, lavishly fitted ...
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      Fort Huachuca Museum - Fort Huachuca, Arizona 

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      Published on 06-04-2013 12:32 AM

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      Photo by George Bruzenak
      Fort Huachuca Museum features exhibits that show the history of the Buffalo Soldiers who were stationed at the fort for a number of years. Other exhibits illustrate the colorful early history ...
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      The Hermitage - Nashville, Tennessee 

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      Published on 06-03-2013 12:03 AM

      Jackson's Tomb at The Hermitage
      Photo by Kimberly Goza
      The family home of President Andrew Jackson, complete with many of the furnishings that the Jackson family owned and used nearly 180 years ago. The guides wear period costumes and the tour includes 14 rooms of the two-story house. The items you see on display here are the actual belongings used by Andrew Jackson during his residency. Even the ...
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      The Thing? - Dragoon, Arizona 

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      Published on 06-01-2013 06:29 PM

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      Photo by Jaimie Bruzenak
      Is it animal, vegetable, mineral... or none of the above? For years the cryptic, colorful billboards have lured folks to ...
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      Checkerboard Mesa - Mt. Carmel, Utah 

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      Published on 06-01-2013 11:32 AM

      Checkerboard Mesa
      Photo by Peter Thody
      The most famous landmark on the east side of Zion National Park is Checkerboard Mesa, a geological wonder that towers 900 feet above the highway. The horizontal and vertical fissures that cross-cross ...
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      The Lodges at Historic Banning Mills - Whitesburg, Georgia 

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      Published on 05-31-2013 12:07 AM

      Zip-Lining at Banning Mills
      Photo by Kimberly Goza
      In addition to being a romantic bed and breakfast, the Banning offers the 'longest continuous zip-line eco-canopy tour in the world'. Which means walking like a ...
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      Delamar Valley - Caliente, Nevada 

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      Published on 05-30-2013 12:43 AM

      Joshua Tree, Powerline Road, Delamar Valley
      Photo by Peter Thody
      The Delamar Valley is a remote, little visited part of eastern Nevada, accessible only by unpaved roads leading off US Route 93, ...
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