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free vacation activities — all you have to do is get there!

Every day, thousands of New Yorkers use the ferry to get between their homes in the quiet borough of Staten Island, and their jobs in Manhattan. Until 1997 they were paying 25 cents for the ride, but now ... » more

At the corner of Mason and Washington Streets, where San Francisco's iconic cable car lines intersect, sits the powerhouse building. It's from here that the cables are pulled, hauling the heavy cars up the ... » more

No matter how little you think you care about science and technology, there's something amazing about walking right up to stuff that's actually been to the moon and back. At the National Air and Space ... » more