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Notable American Destinations and Happenings

The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences features exhibits, dioramas of the state's natural habitats and the Acrocanthosaurus, also known as the "Terror of the South."

Raleigh, North Carolina

On Portland’s eastern skyline, the white pyramids of Mount Hood and Mount St. Helens are visible on clear days.

Portland, Oregon

The once bawdy past, centered along Two-bit Street, so named because you could buy most anything your heart desired for two bits, has been rechristened Historic 25th Street.

Ogden, Utah

The Homestead, Emily Dickinson’s house in Amherst, Massachusetts. With The Evergreens, built by Emily’s father for her brother and his wife, the two houses comprise The Emily Dickinson Museum.

Amherst, Massachusetts

Alachua Sink in Paynes Prairie State Preserve

Gainesville, Florida

A jewel in the bluegrass crown, the Keeneland Race Track, allows the public to watch morning workouts.

Lexington, Kentucky

The Oakland Museum of California is a first-rate history museum.

Oakland, California

The city hosts a number of annual festivals and has its own ballet and symphony.

Richmond, Virginia

The city’s famous Paseo del Rio, or Riverwalk, is the thread that weaves through the heart of the city.

San Antonio, Texas

Aerial view of San Luis Obispo-Chorro Valley from Cuesta Ridge

San Luis Obispo, California

Am impressive array of condominiums, shops, and restaurants, connected by a riverwalk, run along the Christiana River.

Wilmington, Delaware

Architect Eero Saarinen’s famous Gateway Arch

St. Louis, Missouri

Tradition and change coalesce (young monks at a religious festival sport trendy shades, masks and a swastika—for Buddhists, a symbol of good fortune) in the remote, majestic country its citizens call Druk Yul or "Land of the Thunder Dragon."

The Changing Face of Bhutan

As the last Himalayan Buddhist kingdom cautiously opens itself to the world, traditionalists fear for its unique culture

With their reputed healing powers, Japan's onsen, or volcanic hot springs, have attracted the weary since the days of the samurai

Springs Eternal

In rural Japan, stressed workers and tourists seek geothermal ease

Where thousands of soldiers ferried supplies toward the front, a new road swings through Quang Tri Province

Revolutionary Road

Efforts to turn Ho Chi Minh Trail into a major highway have uncovered battle scars from the past

Doors to the Hall of Middle Harmony have nine rows of nine knobs because the number nine is prized in Chinese numerology

Forbidden No More

As Beijing gets ready to host its first Olympics, a veteran journalist returns to its once-restricted palace complex

Sunrise lit Landscape Arch in Arches National Park.

Points of Interest

This month’s guide to notable American destinations and happenings

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Baby, It’s Cold Outside

Discover one of the country’s oldest winter festivals—Saranac’s Winter Carnival

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Bound and Determined

Reflecting on resistance

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