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03-09-00 |
Zoo |
Audubon Zoo |
New Orleans, LA |
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| One of the better zoos, where the alligators look at home. |
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05-12-00 |
National Historic Landmark |
Natural Bridge of Virginia |
Natural Bridge, VA |
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| "One of the Seven Natural Wonders of the Natural World" once owned by Thomas Jefferson. |
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07-22-00 |
State Park |
Old Fort Niagara |
Youngstown, NY |
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| Military fortifications from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, previously unknown to me, but well worth a side trip when visiting the Falls. |
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07-25-00 |
State Park |
Tauchannock Falls |
Trumansburg, NY |
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| The Finger Lakes answer to Niagara. Their falls plunges 215 feet over cliffs that tower nearly 400 feet above a gorge. Nice trail around the rim. |
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08-08-00 |
Museums |
Mercer and Fonthill Museums |
Doylestown, PA |
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| Interesting collection of tiles in an even more interesting concert castle. |
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09-26-00 |
Chicago White Sox vs. Boston Red Sox |
Comiskey Park |
Chicago, IL |
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| Stadium disappointing, attended with Yuji Arai and Darryl Roberts. |
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12-26-00 |
Van Gogh Face to Face |
Philadelphia Museum of Art |
Philadelphia. PA |
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| Birthday trip to Philly to see exhibit featuring van Gogh portraits. |
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07-04-01 |
Amusement Park |
Navy Pier |
Chicago, IL |
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| Arrival day for work at Argonne National Lab, allowed for a short trip to walk the pier. |
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04-21-02 |
Amusement Park |
Busch Gardens |
Williamsburg, VA |
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| Busch makes lousy beer, but great theme parks. Not up to Disney standards, but most attractive parks. |
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07-24-03 |
Cubs vs. Phillies |
Wrigley Field |
Chicago, IL |
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| Finally got to storied home of the Cubs, and even got to see the Phils win in a blowout, 14-6. Bobby Abreu homered off of Wood and Sammy Sosa homered off of Padilla. |
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05-11-05 |
Amusement Park |
Dollywood |
Gatlinburg, TN |
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| Not as tacky as imagined, but still a cultural shock after spending a week in the Smokies NP. Some good rides, and my first sighting of deep ep fried Twinkies! |
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08-11-05 |
John Sebastian Goundie House |
Historic Bethlehem Partnership |
Bethlehem, PA |
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| After many visits to Bethlehem for Musikfest, finally stopped in to tour Main Street house. |
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01-28-06 |
National Wildlife Refuge |
Bombay Hook |
Smyrna, DE |
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| Many previous visits, but probably first on a 70 degree January day. |
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02-18-06 |
Museum |
Constitution Center |
Philadelphia, PA |
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| Will require a return visit, since it was much too crowded the day we were there. Looks like it was well conceived, but didn't have the patience to find out. |
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02-19-06 |
Historic home |
Betsy Ross House |
Philadelphia, PA |
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| Expanded exhibit since first visiting on a school bus trip many years earlier. |
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07-22-06 |
Thunder in the Maryland Mountains |
Western Maryland Railroad |
Cumberland, MD |
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| Took Jack on a fun steam train ride through the Appalachian mountains of western Maryland. |
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09-06-06 |
Blanchard Springs Cavern |
Ozark-St. Francis National Forest |
Mountain View, AK |
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| Never tire of caves, always fascinating. |
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09-20-06 |
National Register of Historic Places |
Blue Spring Heritage Center |
Eureka Springs, AK |
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| Nice idea, but a little run down. Nominally about the Cherokee heritage of the area, but primarily a garden surrounding a deep spring. |
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