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Mammoth Site - Hot Springs, South Dakota
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Harry Kline

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Published on 10-20-2015 12:35 AM
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A prehistoric spring that was actually a sink hole developed at this location. The spring attracted many of the animals in the area. The steep sloping sides prevented mammoths from climbing back out and they died there. Eventually the spring dried up and the ground ...

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Reynolds Mansion on Sapelo Island, Georgia

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Jaimie Bruzenak

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Published on 10-19-2015 12:51 AM

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Step back in time to an island that was once a slave-holding sugar cane plantation owned by Thomas Spaulding. Exploring the island, you can see the mansion, lighthouse, ruins of the sugar mill and the community of Hog Hammock ...

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Castroville Artichoke Festival - Monterey, California

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Dennis Goza

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Published on 10-18-2015 11:04 AM

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The self-proclaimed Artichoke Center Of The World, Castroville has mounted this festival to celebrate its signature crop every May for more than half a century. (Its 1948 Artichoke Queen was a rising Hollywood starlet known as Marilyn ...

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Hurricane Ridge, Olympic National Park, Washington

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Published on 10-17-2015 12:09 AM

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Situated at the top of a 17 mile drive from Port Angeles (head south on Hurricane Ridge Road past the visitor centre) Hurricane Ridge is the most easily accessible - and therefore most visited - mountain areas within the park. The views are ...

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Hot Springs Resort and Spa - Hot Springs, North Carolina

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Published on 10-16-2015 12:30 AM

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Relax submerged in Jacuzzi-style hot tubs, in a private shelter overlooking Spring Creek in Hot Springs, North Carolina. Located north of Asheville near the Tennessee border, the resort was established in 1800, was used as an internment camp for ...

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Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum - Boston, Massachusetts

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Published on 10-15-2015 12:52 AM

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It's hard to think of Boston's colorful history without the momentous Tea Party coming to mind. Thus, it's hard to believe that this museum only opened in 1973. Recently opening for the third time after being destroyed by fire, it now offers a multi-sensory immersion in history that not only provides ...

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Idaho City, Idaho

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Published on 10-14-2015 12:56 AM

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Unlike many towns and cities that grew up as a result of gold mining in the late 19th century, Idaho City remains an active community to this day, with modern businesses and private homes sitting alongside a wealth of ...

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York W. Bailey Museum - Saint Helena Island, South Carolina

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Published on 10-13-2015 12:36 AM

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Gullah Geechee? It's a language also known as Sea Island Creole, plus a culture found today in the low country of South Carolina and Georgia. A good place to begin learning more about Gullah-Geechee is at Penn Center. Penn School, near Beaufort, South Carolina, was established in 1862 to provide a formal education for the formerly enslaved ...

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Custer, Idaho

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Published on 10-12-2015 12:52 AM

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This well preserved ghost town (like its near neighbour Bonanza) owes its existence to the discovery of gold and silver in the late 19th century and is accessible via a well maintained but unsurfaced road. Today, Custer City is the focal point ...

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Herschell Carrousel Factory Museum - North Tonawanda, New York

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Published on 10-11-2015 12:49 AM

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Most of the carrousels in America and Canada (71 in all) owe their existence to the Herschell Carrousel Factory and the Wurlitzer Organ Company, both once active in North Tonawanda. There are several carrousels on the grounds, and admission even entitles you to ride ...

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