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Now, thanks to Google, you don't need a plane ticket or hiking boots to experience some of the Grand Canyon's geologic magic
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The iconic New York building, which celebrates its 100th birthday this weekend, has a storied past
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Encounter the fossils and other remnants of the lives left behind by the continent’s original settlers
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Countless bones and a billion years of geological action make Dinosaur National Monument the go-to park for fossil finds
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Jazz is synonymous with the Big Easy, and there’s no bigger name in the history of the genre than Satchmo
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This Halloween, indulge in the the electric, nerve-zapping thrill of fear, and consider visiting real destinations of creepy history and ghostly legends
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The concrete and plastic dinosaurs beside America's highways can be strange and beautiful. Tell us which one you think is the best
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Cycling the West Coast is easy, whether you're riding from Canada to Mexico or Portland to San Francisco
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The coastal Highway 101 route, through rainforest and redwoods, is as beautiful as it is popular
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In parts of Portland, Oregon, one must hardly walk three blocks before running into another bar that pours its very own beer. Locally brewed?
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With dedicated bike lanes and businesses catering to cyclists, the Oregon city is a true pedaler's paradise
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Among the treasures that will be on display when the park's new museum opens later this year are 30 pieces donated by the legendary architect
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Known as Klein Deutschland circa the 1860's, the Lower East Side had the 5th largest German-speaking population among cities in the world at the time
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In the late 1960s, a gorgeous stretch of beach in Ha’ena State Park was the site of a hippy haven called Taylor Camp
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A Russian icon in the Art Nouveau style on St. Isaac‘s Square near the Neva River, the Astoria evokes a Belle Époque world gone by
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Looking for unique, fun, inexpensive lodging? Stay in a university dorm
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Home of the heart-shaped tub, the Pennsylvania mountains once rivaled Niagara Falls as a honeymoon destination
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In a funky New Orleans experiment, musicians turn a ramshackle house into a cacophony of sounds
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In downtown Los Angeles, a 95-year-old winery weathered hard times by making wine for church services. Now connoisseurs are devoted to it
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The trail is rough and hard to follow, marked chiefly by cairns; water is intermittent; and if something bad happens help is not at hand
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