Things to do in USA
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Grand Canyon and Rocky Mountain Trails
15 days (Jackson (Wyoming))
Explore Yellowstone, the Rocky Mountains and hike the Grand Canyon.
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Mt Rose
In winter, Lake Tahoe ski resorts are close by, and Mt Rose is a mere 25 minutes away.
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MacArthur Memorial
Houses the final resting place of WWII hero General Douglas MacArthur and his wife, Jean. The complex includes a museum, theater and exhibits of the general's military and personal artifacts.
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Lone Eagle Grille
For dinner at Diamond Peak ski resort, treat your taste buds to a meal at the exquisite Lone Eagle Grille, which overlooks the hotel's private beach. If it's full, sample the ambience over a drink in the bar.
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Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park
Busy Lake Tahoe-Nevada State Park has beautiful beaches and access to miles of backcountry trails for hiking, mountain biking, backpacking and horseback riding. At the park’s southern end, near the US Hwy 50–NV Hwy 28 junction, Spooner Lake is popular for catch-and-release fishing, picnicking and cross-country skiing. Spooner Lake is also the start of the famous Flume Trail, a holy grail for experienced mountain bikers. You can rent bikes, reserve return shuttles and get information and maps at the trailhead from Flume Trail Mountain Bikes.
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Lake Tahoe Cruises
Lake Tahoe Cruises plies the ‘big blue’ year-round, courtesy of old-fashioned paddle wheelers. A narrated two-hour trip crosses to Emerald Bay on the lake’s western shoreline in California.
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Jefferson Street Market
The storefront Jefferson Street Market, downtown, has arts and antiques vendors, as well as a health-food store and take-away.
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Herrel's
Will it be malted vanilla or chocolate pudding?
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Hampton Naval Museum
Hampton Naval Museum is more adult-oriented, where you can explore the deck of the USS Wisconsin. Built in 1943, it was the largest (887ft long) and last battleship built by the US Navy.
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Gillette Stadium
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Fort Point Arts Community
This refurbished big-windowed warehouse is the hub of the Fort Point Arts Community, which contains a gallery featuring work from the talented collective. See huge psychedelic oils, prints inspired by 14th-century Venetian laces, lampshades made from birch and mixed-media films. Several times a year, FPAC hosts popular open-studio events that allow you to see the artists’ working spaces as well as their creations.
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Esplanade Performances
May through September, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Boston Pops and the city itself provide free outdoor performances at the Hatch Shell. Hear Kool & the Gang, classical music and, on Friday evenings, watch movies.
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Emperor’s Garden
Emperor’s Garden (or Empire Garden, or whatever it is called) is one of a handful of places that are recommended for dim sum. This massive space was converted from an old theater, and now it is a vast dingy dining room that gets packed with Chinese patrons, feasting on pork buns and shrimp dumplings. If your Cantonese is not up to snuff, use the point-and-choose method (that’s what the carts are for).
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Emerald Bay State Park
Sheer granite cliffs and a jagged shoreline hem in glacier-carved Emerald Bay, a spot of supreme natural beauty that will have you burning up the pixels in your digicam. Its most captivating aspect is the water, which changes from cloverleaf green to light jade depending on the angle of the sun.
For a different perspective, explore the 4.8km/3mi-long bay by boat, which is also the only way to get to Fanette Island, Lake Tahoe's lone isle. It is open for exploring and swimming daily, except from February to June 15 to protect nesting Canadian geese.
The focal point of the state park embracing the fjordlike bay is Vikingsholm Castle, a pet project of millionaire heiress…
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Elliot's Fair Grounds
This tiny, funky coffeehouse attracts everyone from students to sailors. The menu also includes vegan and kosher items such as Boca burgers.
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Doumar's
Since 1904, this slice of Americana has been the drive-up home of the world's original ice-cream-cone machine, plus great BBQ. Counter service available too. Cash only.
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Diamond Peak
Ritzy Incline Village is the gateway to Diamond Peak ski resort, a good place to learn. From the top of the mountain you’ll have a 360-degree panorama of desert, peaks and lake.
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Creole Lunch House
Sausage-stuffed bread is what this little lunch house (literally, a house) is known for. Two slices make a meal, but you might also try the specials like chicken fricassee.
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Chrysler Museum of Art
A glorious setting for a spectacular and eclectic collection of artifacts from ancient Egypt to the present day, including works by Monet, Matisse, Renoir, Warhol and a world-class collection of Tiffany blown glass.
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Bookmans
Well-stocked Arizona indie chain and locals' hangout.
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Blue Dog Cafe
Make reservations if you hope to enjoy the live jazz and Cajun music brunch; any given Sunday, the line stretches out the door by 10:30am. Shrimp Rockefeller soup, pork grillades (thin, browned strips with gravy) and cornbread dressing are just some of the reasons why. Louisiana native artist (and restaurant co-owner) George Rodrigue displays more than 150 of his works here, including many incarnations of his Blue Dog. Live music Thursday through Saturday evenings.
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B Line
Breakfast burritos and stacks of crepes in the AM, and a lunch and dinner menu with Mexican standards, pasta and salads. A small but exceptionally well-chosen wine and beer menu.
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Black Heritage Trail
This free 1.6-mile walking tour explores the history of the abolitionist movement and African American settlement on Beacon Hill. The NPS conducts guided tours, but maps and descriptions for self-guided tours are available at the Museum of Afro-American History. Departs from the Robert Gould Shaw memorial.
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Barrio Brewery
Set near train tracks in an industrial part of town - whenever a freight train rolls by pints are $3 and this locomotive goodness is sometimes met with cheers. It's roomy inside with a long porch on the front, and the food (snacks $3 to $7) is two notches above usual bar fare.
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Acadian Village
Less flashy than Vermilionville is Acadian Village, where you follow a brick path around a rippling bayou to restored houses, craftsman barns and a church. If you’re lucky enough to be there on a day when Mr Manville is minding the school house, be sure to sit a spell. The octogenarian shares stories of his childhood, plays a tune on his fiddle, tells a joke or two and kisses the ladies’ hands – always the Cajun gentleman.
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Sanborn House Library
The Sanborn House Library features ornate woodwork, plush leather chairs and books lining the walls, floor to ceiling, on two levels. It is named for Professor Edwin Sanborn, who taught for almost 50 years in the Department of English. This is where students (and you!) can enjoy a traditional teatime (16:00 Monday to Friday) each afternoon.
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