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      Unclaimed Baggage Center - Scottsboro, Alabama 

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      Harry Kline
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      Published on 11-18-2015 01:29 AM

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      Photo by Harry Kline
      This is where all the lost bags from airlines go - to baggage heaven. Even though only about one percent of all bags are permanently unclaimed, this is one of the largest bargain basements in the world. Everything is "on sale" and, if it fits in a suitcase of any size, you'll find it here ...
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      Pillar Rock campsite - Rosburg, Washington 

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      Peter Thody
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      Published on 11-17-2015 01:58 AM

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      Photo by Peter Thody
      Pillar Rock campsite is one of the most important sites along the entire Lewis and Clark trail, it being where, on November 7 1805, the party believed they had finally reached the ocean (they actually had another 20 miles to go). Despite the promising ...
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      Schwabl's Restaurant - West Seneca, New York 

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      Published on 11-16-2015 01:05 AM

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      Schwabl's Restaurant serves the finest "roast beef on weck" in Buffalo, and maybe the world. The sides are also famous. Watch as your roast beef is hand carved in front of you, while the salty Kummelweck ...
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      International Kite Festival - Long Beach, Washington 

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      Published on 11-15-2015 01:15 AM

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      Photo by Peter Thody
      Washington state's Long Beach offers 28 miles of white sand beaches and activities range from surfing to cycling, but it's perhaps most famous for kite flying. The ideal breezy conditions here attract kite flyers from all ...
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      Western Spirit: Scottsdale's Museum of the West - Scottsdale, Arizona 

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      Published on 11-14-2015 01:09 AM

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      Photo by Jaimie Bruzenak
      The jangle of spurs, the creak of saddles, the grand vistas of the Old West and the people who populated it bring the west alive at Western Spirit. Paintings, sculptures, photographs and artifacts portray the exploration and grand vistas of the west. ...
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      Polish Center Of Discovery and Learning - Chicopee, Massachusetts 

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      Dennis Goza
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      Published on 11-13-2015 01:53 AM

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      This classic building, built in the 1800s as a church rectory, is steeped in history - it's even said to be haunted. The first 5 Poles to arrive in Chicopee spent the night here, and that makes it a fitting site to house the story of the Polish people's contribution to the ...
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      Hueco Tanks State Historic Park - El Paso, Texas 

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      Published on 11-12-2015 01:59 AM

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      Photo by Ken Steiner
      Hueco Tanks Park is both historic and recreational. It contains hundreds of Native American pictographs. It is also a favorite of rock climbers, with high cliffs and huge rock formations. the hueco tanks are potholes in the rock that ...
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      Sissy The Cow, Ehlenbach's Cheese - DeForest, Wisconsin 

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      Published on 11-11-2015 01:15 AM

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      Photo by Peter Thody
      This two-ton Holstein was erected in 1969 to promote Ehlenbach's Cheese Chalet and was named in honor of the store's first owner, Lucille (Sis) Ehlenbach. According to her Facebook page (really!), Sissy used to be able to deliver an impressive moo, ...
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      Anchor Bar - Buffalo, New York 

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      Published on 11-10-2015 01:51 AM

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      Photo by Sarah Collins
      There are three iconic foods you should try while in Western New York; roast beef on kummelweck, Footlong hot dogs and the original Buffalo Wings. The Anchor Bar is the home of the original Buffalo wings, ...
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      Ulysses S. Grant Home - Galena, Illinois 

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      Published on 11-09-2015 01:11 AM

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      This five-bedroom home was awarded to General Ulysses S. Grant by the grateful citizens of Galena at the end of the Civil War. The two-story brick building has been decorated to reflect how it would have been from 1865 to 1868 ...
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