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500
TO TAKE YOUR
KIDS
BEFORE THEY GROW UP
1st Edition
by Holly Hughes
500
PLACES
KIDS
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500
TO TAKE YOUR
KIDS
BEFORE THEY GROW UP
1st Edition
by Holly Hughes
500
PLACES
KIDS
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Contents
About This Book . . . vii
chapter 1 Taking in the Scenery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Awesome Vistas . . . 2
Seven Beautiful Bridges . . . 12
Drives . . . 20
Train Rides . . . 32
Boat Rides . . . 41
chapter 2 Cities Great & Small . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
One-of-a-Kind Cityscapes . . . 52
The Big City Buzz . . . 61
Postcards across America . . . 69
chapter 3 Weird & Wonderful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Otherworldly Landscapes . . . 82
Atmospheric Places to Explore . . . 97
A Touch of Kitsch . . . 104
Caves & Waterfalls . . . 119
chapter 4 Walk with the Animals . . . . . . . . . . . 127
In the Wild . . . 128
Zoos . . . 146
Aquariums . . . 155
chapter 5 Lost in the Mists of Time . . . . . . . . . 166
Fossils . . . 167
Early Humans . . . 176
The Ancient World . . . 187
chapter 6 Windows on History . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Positively Medieval . . . 219
Historic Restorations . . . 238
Native Americans . . . 252
Settling America . . . 260
Black American History . . . 271
chapter 7 War & Peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Bloody Battlegrounds . . . 283
History at Sea . . . 295
World War II & the Cold War . . . 305
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chapter 8 For Budding Scientists . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Science Museums . . . 317
The History of Flight . . . 328
Inventions & Industry . . . 334
Stargazing . . . 341
chapter 9 Holy Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
chapter 10 A Dose of Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Masterpieces of Art . . . 372
Music . . . 382
Theater & the Movies . . . 391
chapter 11 Historic Homes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Castles & Mansions . . . 399
Famous Homesteads . . . 416
U.S. Presidents . . . 427
chapter 12 Out & About . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Hiking & Backpacking . . . 438
Cycling . . . 454
In the Saddle . . . 461
chapter 13 On the Water. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468
Paddling Away . . . 469
Swimming . . . 482
Snorkeling & Diving . . . 485
Beaches . . . 491
chapter 14 Calling All Sports Fans . . . . . . . . . . . . 499
chapter 15 Rides & Thrills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524
Adrenaline Rushes . . . 525
Carousels & Ferris Wheels . . . 532
Roller Coasters . . . 537
Theme Parks . . . 543
Alphabetical Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 553
Geographical Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561
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