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      Grand Traverse Lighthouse - Northport, Michigan 

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      Published on 05-07-2015 10:25 AM


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      A main attraction in Leelanau State Park is the Grand Traverse Lighthouse and Museum, but on the grounds are several stone lawn sculptures that were crafted by a former light keeper. They are whimsical and skillfully built from beach pebbles and concrete. The lighthouse was built in 1852. ...
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      Frenchman Coulee - Quincy, Washington 

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      Published on 05-03-2015 12:36 AM

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      Frenchman Coulee is just about the only reason there is an exit on I-90 at mile marker 143. The road winds down for seven miles to the Columbia River with cliffs, hiking trails and a spiky formation called "The Arrows" along the way. It is a rock climbers paradise as well as a good nature sanctuary. Waterfalls flow off the cliffs during the wet season of the year, too. ...
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      Dry Falls - Coulee City, Washington 

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      Published on 05-01-2015 12:31 AM


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      Dry Falls is 3.5 miles wide and 400 feet tall. It was once a roaring waterfall. It was 'wet' for a short time at the end of the Ice Age, but all that is left today are the cliffs and several spring fed lakes at the base which form Sun Lakes State Park. The visitor center and Vista House overlook provide stunning views of the canyon that was ...
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      Blowing Rocks Preserve - Hobe Sound, Florida 

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      Published on 04-30-2015 09:34 AM

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      Blowing Rocks Preserve is a 73-acre recreation area that includes one of Florida's finest beaches, offering swimming, snorkeling and scuba diving. But what makes it unique and gives it its name is the abundance of Anastasia limestone formations, at least 120,000 years old, found along ...
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      Bend, Oregon 

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      Published on 04-24-2015 12:17 AM

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      Bend is the mother lode of vacation destinations. Bend got its name from the early pioneers, because it was the only place where they could cross the Deschutes River for miles. It was originally called "Farewell Bend" for that shallow bend in the river. Today, Bend is the largest city in ...
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      Blue Spring State Park - Orange City, Florida 

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      Published on 04-23-2015 12:17 AM

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      Encompassing more than 2600 acres, Blue Spring is situated on the beautiful St. John's River, where you can swim, fish, canoe, snorkel and scuba dive in season. ...
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      Whale Research EcoExcursions - Depoe Bay, Oregon 

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      Published on 04-22-2015 12:23 AM

      Whale Watch Zodiac
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      The Whale, Sea Life and Shark Museum in Depoe Bay is the place to start your whale watch experience. Board a six- to ten-passenger zodiac for an ocean adventure with famed oceanographer Carrie Newell to see ...
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      Maidu Museum and Historic Site - Roseville, California 

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      Published on 04-21-2015 12:09 AM


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      Many centuries before the Caucasian settlers arrived in California, the Maidu Indians made their home in this region. Today, traces of their culture are preserved at this museum and historic site, which features a wooded nature trail that harbors a variety of flora and fauna, and takes you past several petroglyphs, grinding pits and ...
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      Giganticus Headicus - Kingman, Arizona 

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      Published on 04-20-2015 12:16 AM

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      You don't have to travel too far along this section of Route 66 before you hit one photogenic attraction or another and they don't get much weirder than the ...
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      National 9/11 Memorial and Museum - New York, New York 

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      Published on 04-19-2015 12:08 AM

      9/11 Memorial
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      On the site where the twin towers of the World Trade Center once loomed, these haunting twin memorials now stand to the victims of terrorist attacks in 2001 and 1993. The footprint of ...
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