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      Picacho Peak State Park - Picacho, Arizona 

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      Jaimie Bruzenak
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      Published on 05-06-2018 12:36 AM

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      Photo by Jaimie Bruzenak
      Besides hiking up this distinctive 1500-foot peak, visitors can camp, enjoy spring wildflowers and visit Memorial Loop with interpretive signs and plaques about the Civil War battle fought here. The Union lost ...
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      Narragansett Beach - Narragansett, Rhode Island 

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      Dennis Goza
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      Published on 05-05-2018 12:05 AM

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      A fine 19-acre beach, Narragansett is located in a quaint Rhode Island town with plenty of New England charm. The sand and surfing are excellent, parking and full services are available. One of 3 beaches in the city, this one is next to the historic landmark known as The Towers, built as part of a casino in 1883. ...
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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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      Photo by Kimberly Goza
      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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      Railtown 1897 - Jamestown, California 

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      Published on 05-01-2018 12:42 AM

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      Photo by Dennis Goza
      Railtown is not your typical state park, it's devoted to preserving the rich history of California's railroads. There are several functioning vintage steam engines and railroad cars, stored and maintained in a working roundhouse, ...
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      Queen Calafia Statue - Turlock, California 

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      Dennis Goza
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      Published on 04-29-2018 12:18 AM

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      Photo by Kimberly Goza
      Calafia, sometimes also called Califia, was a fictitious black warrior queen who ruled over the mythical Island of California in a novel written by a Spanish author around 1500. This fountain statue of her was ...
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      Castle Air Museum - Atwater, California 

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      Published on 04-26-2018 12:15 AM

      Castle Air Museum
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      This air museum boasts an impressive assortment of vintage military aircraft of ...
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      Sleeping Sentinel Memorial - Groton, Vermont 

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      Peter Thody
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      Published on 04-25-2018 12:32 AM

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      Photo by Peter Thody
      This memorial marks the location of the Scott farmhouse, family home of William Scott, better known as the Sleeping Sentinel, the Union soldier who famously fell asleep at his post near ...
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      Bob's Original Big Boy - Burbank, California 

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      Published on 04-24-2018 12:11 AM

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      Photo by Dennis Goza
      The oldest of only 5 remaining Big Boy restaurants, this one built in 1949 has been designated a California Point Of Historical Interest. It features the classic period design including the burger boy out front, and offers the well-known menu of Big Boy double burgers, fried chicken, chili spaghetti, onion rings etc. Along with some more contemporary and ...
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      Coolidge State Historic Site - Plymouth, Vermont 

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      Published on 04-22-2018 12:27 AM

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      The early 20th century village of Plymouth Notch is the birthplace of Calvin Coolidge, 30th President, and is regarded as one of the best-preserved presidential sites in the country. The site is home to ...
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      Bubblegum Alley - San Luis Obispo, California 

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      Published on 04-22-2018 12:07 AM

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      This legendary little stretch of narrow alleyway, 70 feet long and about 15 feet high, has been photographed and alluded to frequently in pop culture. It's estimated that millions of ...
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