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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

More than 1,000 lakes—ranging from 10 to 10,000 acres each—are scattered throughout the piney woods along the Minnesota/Ontario border. On the Minnesota side lie one million protected acres of land known as the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, the largest U.S. wilderness preserve east of the Rockies. Ontario’s Quetico Provincial Park encompasses another contiguous 1.2 …

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Hang out with Monet, Cézanne, Renoir, van Gogh and Hopper The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois The Art Institute of Chicago For most of its history, Chicago has trailed New York City in key rankings in America—hence its nickname ‘Second City’—but its cultural offerings today put it among the first rank of cities anywhere. At the top of the list are the Chicago Symphony and Lyric Opera; top theatres …

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Oahu, Hawaii Watch big-shot surfers ride the big waves

Ever since Hawaiians revived the ancient practice of surfing a century ago, and especially after Duke Kahanamoku—Olympic gold-medal swimmer and the original ‘Big Kahuna’—popularised it from Australia to California, riding the waves has been the quintessential Hawaiian sport. For surfers and spectators alike, there’s no place like the six-mile stretch of Oahu’s North Shore from Hale’iwa to Sunset Beach, where in winter, monster swells from Pacific storms rush unimpeded towards breaks in the reefs.