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The Smithsonian Museum in Washington is the largest museum in the world with a huge variety of exhibits. It hosts 19 museums and galleries such as the National Museum of American History, National museum of African art, National Zoological Park, Anacostia Community Museum and etc. The exhibits rang from insects and meteorites to locomotives and spacecraft. You can not see everything in one visit – the museum’ collections offer more than 137 million objects, works of art and 9 research centers with special programs. There truly is something for everyone.
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Biltmore House is a spectacular style mansion near Asheville, North Carolina, built by George Washington Vanderbilt .1895.  Biltmore House is the largest privately owned home in the United States at 175,000 square feet.
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Olympic National Park on Washington’s Pacific Coast offers 16 campgrounds!

Due to the bad economy in the recent years, there is a sudden interest in the great outdoor vacations. People who are worried about finances instead of staying at a fancy resort or a trip overseas, they prefer sojourning in the woods. As well as gas prices which are significantly lower than last summer’s may also be affecting decisions to hit the road.
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The Gulf Islands are a group of mountainous islands situated across the Strait of Georgia between Vancouver Island and the mainland of southern British Columbia. They are part of a larger archipelago that features the San Juan Islands just to the south in Washington State. By the way the easiest way to get to is Saltspring Island – also well known as Canada’s arts and crafts island. Its mellow pace, breathtaking landscapes have drawn artists from all over the world. It has recently become the haunt of several Hollywood film stars.
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Located -Second floor of the National Museum of Natural History, 10th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.
The Live Butterfly Pavilion is a tropical aromatic garden in which over 600 live butterflies interact with a variety of plant species.
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Wildcat is tucked into a peak in the White Mountain National Forest and is one of New Hampshire’s oldest and most iconic mountains. There is no private house, which gives the region parky landscape.
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The annual “Holiday Train Show,’’ in New York City makes you feel a little like an alien visitor just coming ashore; everything familiar is skewed and strange in the fragrant, humid air.
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