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Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
41.3428, -88.1340
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37.6177, -89.2088
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40.3824, -87.9510
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37.5179, -88.4620
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Tampa, Florida
J.C. Newman Cigar Factory
Tour the oldest family-owned cigar-rolling factory in the country—then learn how to roll your own.
27.9671, -82.4415
Newport Beach, California
Bunnyhenge
Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.
33.6112, -117.8711
Carlsbad, California
The Flower Fields
Stripes of flowers bloom each spring in a 50 acre rainbow of color.
33.1247, -117.3176
Ramona, California
Potato Chip Rock
This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.
33.0090, -116.9745
San Diego, California
Friendship Park
Every weekend, people gather here for a brief chance to see their loved ones on the other side of the United States–Mexico border.
32.5444, -117.0932
San Diego, California
Fallen Star
This little blue house pokes out over the campus of UC San Diego, seven stories high.
32.8814, -117.2353
San Diego, California
Pearl of the Pacific
An ode to the friendship between four Pacific Rim countries.
32.7082, -117.2347
San Diego, California
Women's Museum of California
This San Diego museum is dedicated to preserving women’s historic achievements.
32.7311, -117.1486
San Diego, California
Harbor Drive Pedestrian Bridge
This futuristic bridge is one of the longest self-anchored pedestrian bridges in the world.
32.7047, -117.1575
San Diego, California
Lucha Libre Taco Shop
Lucha Libre (Mexican Wrestling) themed taco shop.
32.7434, -117.1816
San Diego, California
Spruce Street Suspension Bridge
An inconspicuous footbridge beloved by San Diego locals.
32.7387, -117.1654
San Diego, California
San Diego Model Railroad Museum
North America's largest accredited model railroad museum.
32.7313, -117.1487
San Diego, California
San Diego Museum of Us
An extraordinarily ornate museum in San Diego holds wondrous anthropological treasures.
32.7314, -117.1517
San Diego, California
Zoro Garden
Swarms of butterflies cannot compare to the awe inspired by the publicly-funded nakedness once displayed in this sunken garden.
32.7311, -117.1478
San Diego, California
Balboa Park Moreton Bay Fig Tree
One of the largest trees of its kind in California.
32.7321, -117.1473
San Diego, California
PSA Flight 182 Crash Site
An inconspicuous suburban street corner is the site of San Diego's worst air disaster.
32.7437, -117.1203
San Diego, California
Spreckels Organ Pavilion
The world's largest outdoor organ is played weekly by one of just two civic organists in the U.S.
32.7294, -117.1504
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