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Charlestown Navy Yard

Established in 1800, the Charlestown Navy Yard served the American fleet throughout each of the nation’s wars until it’s closing in 1974. During this period, the navy yard produced more than two hundred warships and repaired thousands. From its inception ...

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Tularosa

From the Jornada Mogollon to the residents of the Atomic West, Tularosa has been home to many cultures over time. The town and an adjacent river both derive their name from the reddish pink reeds that grow in the surrounding ...

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Lightner Museum

Tourists who visit the Lightner Museum, which is located in St. Augustine, Florida, should not expect a traditional museum experience. The building the museum occupies has an interesting history that spans back to the time of the Gilded Age. The ...

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Asbury Park Boardwalk

The heart of the Jersey Shore, the Asbury Park Boardwalk may bring back feelings reminiscent of old Bruce Springsteen songs and the romance of a summer at the shore. But even before Springsteen composed "Greetings From Asbury Park," the town ...

Fort Michilimackinac

Fort Michilimackinac is located at the top of the hill overlooking the harbor, keeping a watchful eye on and forming the focal point of the main downtown area. Built in 1715 as a supply and trading outpost for French fur ...

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Archibald Smith Plantation Home

The Union gun fire echoed through the morning mist in the small southern town of Roswell, Georgia as the Smith family packed up their belongings, not knowing if they would ever return to their beloved home. The Archibald Smith Plantation ...

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Fortress Hohensalzburg

Built at the top of a massive rock which dominates the local landscape of Salzburg, Austria, Fortress Hohensalzburg soars some 400 feet above the river Salzach. Built by the Archbishop Gebhart von Salzburg in 1077, it dates to an era ...

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St. Augustine Lighthouse and Museum

A light that has guided St. Augustine for 137 years, this historic stie displays the varied lives that have been part of the town's history. This site not only includes a lighthouse but a museum with an array of tours ...

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The Villa Zorayda

Built before the Ponce de Leon Hotel and the first poured cement building in St. Augustine, the Villa Zorayda is one of the hidden gems in the Historic Downtown area. Franklin W. Smith, a wealthy Bostonian, originally built the Villa ...

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St. Augustine Alligator Farm

What’s more Floridian than an alligator? The St. Augustine Alligator Farm has been a local institution since 1893. Originally created to showcase reptiles and ostriches to Gilded Age tourists, the Alligator Farm has grown into an accredited zoo the entire ...

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