Mesa Verde is best known for a large number of well preserved cliff dwellings, houses built in shallow caves and under rock overhangs along the canyon walls in Southwestern Colorado. Around 14 centuries ago, the nomadic Anasazi — or Ancestral Puebloan — people chose to settle down and build permanent homes near their planted crops. […]
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Moody Gardens is a tourist complex in Galveston, Texas.Moody Gardens features three main pyramid attractions: the Aquarium, which is one of the largest in the world and holds many species of fish and other sealife; the Rainforest Pyramid, which contains tropical fauna and flora; and the Discovery Pyramid, which focuses on science-oriented exhibits and activities.Another
Since its inception in 1929, the Museum of Modern Art has continually redefined the idea of the museum in contemporary Western culture. Originally conceived by its founders as a place for Modern art to come and go (because what makes up modernism is constantly changing), MoMA, as it is commonly known, established a permanent collection
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The National Air and Space Museum (NASM) of the Smithsonian Institution is a museum in Washington, D.C., and is the most popular of the Smithsonian museums. It maintains the largest collection of aircraft and spacecraft in the world. It is also a vital center for research into the history, science, and technology of aviation and
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The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. Its name is derived from the nickname for the state of New York.It stood as the world’s tallest building for more than forty years, from its completion in 1931 until construction
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In 1969, Emerald Bay was designated a National Natural Landmark for its brilliant panorama of mountain-building processes and glacier carved granite.The natural beauty, geology and history of this unique island make it one of the highlights of any visit to the Lake Tahoe area.The park features Vikingsholm, one of the finest examples of Scandinavian architecture
“The Met is a universal museum: every category of art in every known medium from every part of the world during every epoch of recorded time is represented here and thus available for contemplation or study — not in isolation but in comparison with other times, other cultures, and other media.” Visit the Met…see the
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Located in south Louisville approximately five miles from downtown Louisville, Churchill Downs is the home of the iconic Kentucky Derby. Thoroughbred horse racing takes place each year in two meets: the spring meet, which runs from late April to early July and the fall meet, which opens in late October and closes in late November at
Old Faithful Geyser is a cone geyser located in Wyoming, in Yellowstone National Park in the United States. It was named Old Faithful Geyser in 1870 during the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition to the area and was the first geyser in the park to receive a name.Eruptions of Old Faithful Geyser can shoot 3,700 to 8,400 U.S. gallons (14–32 kL)
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Hearst Castle is the palatial estate built by newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst. It is located near San Simeon, California, on a hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean, halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco.Donated by the Hearst Corporation to the state of California in 1957, it is now a State Historical Monument and a National
