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      Sloss Furnaces - Birmingham, Alabama 

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      Dennis Goza
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      Published on 02-19-2018 12:46 AM

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      Photo by Kimberly Goza
      For nearly a century, Sloss Furnaces was the heart of Birmingham's celebrated iron industry, and the largest producer of pig iron in the world. Now its premises, which fell into disrepair for years after its closure, have been turned into a tourist ...
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      Vulcan Park and Museum - Birmingham, Alabama 

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      Published on 02-17-2018 01:42 AM

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      Designed by an Italian artist and forged from local iron, this statue of the Roman god Vulcan made its first public appearance at the legendary World's Fair in St. Louis in 1904, where it won a grand prize. In 1936 it was moved to its new stone pedestal atop Red Mountain, where it ...
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      Penobscot Narrows Bridge & Observatory - Prospect, Maine 

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      Published on 02-16-2018 01:43 AM

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      At 420 feet / 42 stories high, this award-winning bridge is the tallest occupied structure in Maine and the tallest bridge observatory in the ...
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      Wilderness Park - Prattville, Alabama 

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      Published on 02-15-2018 01:38 AM

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      Photo by Kimberly Goza
      What began with mail order seeds planted in 1940 became a miniature bamboo forest that was used as a military training site during the Vietnam War era because the terrain and ...
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      Iowa 80 Truck Stop - Walcott, Iowa 

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      Published on 02-14-2018 01:38 AM


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      Proudly declaring itself the World's Largest Truck Stop, Iowa 80 is practically a ...
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      Parkersburg Oil and Gas Museum - Parkersburg, West Virginia 

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      Published on 02-13-2018 01:33 AM

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      The region around Parkersburg has a storied history of petroleum exploration and speculation going back at least to George Washington, who purchased some land here. The local oil industry has made many people fabulously wealthy, and that history is ...
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      Fitzgerald Museum - Montgomery, Alabama 

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      Published on 02-11-2018 01:29 AM

      Fitzgerald Museum
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      Built in 1910, this house was the home for several years of famed novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda, ...
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      Kool Aid: Discover the Dream Exhibit at the Hastings Museum - Hastings, Nebraska 

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      Published on 02-10-2018 01:33 AM

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      Hastings, Nebraska is the birthplace of Kool Aid, and the city's museum has a special exhibit detailing how the sweet drink went from the the idea of a Nebraska inventor into an iconic PRBREAK][/PRBREAK] international brand. The museum and city also celebrate the drink with the annual Kool Aid Days every August. [

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      Freight Kitchen and Tap - Woodstock, Georgia 

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      Published on 02-09-2018 04:22 PM

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      Located in a 1912 train depot in the heart of the colorful Atlanta suburb of Woodstock, Freight Kitchen and Tap offers a distinctive rustic ambiance for dining. But that's not all, the menu itself is worth stopping in for, featuring creative dishes utilizing local ingredients, ...
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      Fort Yargo State Park - Winder, Georgia 

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      Published on 02-04-2018 01:30 AM

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      This beautiful state park is excellent for hiking, biking, boating, fishing and swimming. It also has a fine campground, with RV spaces, cabins and yurts. And there are two additional ...
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