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  1. Patricia Schultz _ 1,000 Places to See in the

    If you dine at SkyCity, revolving just beneath the 520-foot-high observation deck, the elevator ride is free {otherwise it's $18}, but be forewarned that the restaurant is one of Seattle's priciest {you're paying for the million-dollar view}.
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    Beanfest also holds the Great Arkansas Championship Outhouse Race in which teams from Arkansas and states as far as Louisiana and Missouri push outhouses built on wheels in a bid for the coveted gold toilet seat trophy.
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    The island, a miracle of diversity, contains 11 of Earth's 13 climate zones-from lush tropical rain forests to desolate, black lava deserts to arctic tundra.
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  4. Patricia Schultz _ 1,000 Places to See in the

    The most visited resident of Balboa Park is the world-famous San Diego Zoo. Dating back to 1916, and more parklike than a traditional zoo, it set the standard for zoos around the world with its well-tended grounds, up-to-the-minute approach to exhibits, and wildlife conservation."
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  5. Patricia Schultz _ 1,000 Places to See in the

    The archipelago of St-Pierre and Miquelon is a French territory, a negligible fraction of that country's once huge colonial holdings in North America.
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    With upwards of a million people attending, give yourself over to the crowd and join a massive 100,000-strong conga line like the one that set the world's record in 1988.
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  7. Patricia Schultz _ 1,000 Places to See in the

    Over 300,000 veterans from the U.S. armed forces, from the Revolutionary War to the war in Iraq, have been laid to rest in these 612 serene acres overlooking the Potomac, and more than 100 graveside services are still held every week-so many that the cemetery is projected to run out of space by 2020.
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    Although both the U.S. and Canadian sides of the falls are well worth visiting, the best views, including nighttime illumination, are from the beautifully manicured flower gardens that line the Canadian side. However, to get up-close-and-personal with the falls, visit Niagara Falls State Park in New York, where there are several locations, including Prospect Point, Luna Island, Terrapin Point, and the Three Sisters Islands, that allow visitors to stand within a few feet of the raging rapids and at the brink of the falls.
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  9. Patricia Schultz _ 1,000 Places to See in the

    don't forget to look for that famous "Hollywood" sign. The 50-foot-high sign was placed atop Mt. Lee in the Hollywood Hills in 1923 as part of a promotion for a real estate development called Hollywoodland.
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  10. Patricia Schultz _ 1,000 Places to See in the

    Bethlehem's peak season is-naturally-Christmas, when it celebrates not only the birth of Jesus, but its own birth, having been named on Christmas Eve 1741.
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  11. Patricia Schultz _ 1,000 Places to See in the

    {Montana may never be considered the epicenter of modern life, but about 65 to 70 million years ago, during the late Cretaceous period, it was a happening place.}
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    fun village of Oak Bluffs, with hundreds of colorful Victorian cottages and a beloved 1876 carousel said to be the oldest working merry-go-round in the country,
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