http://www.flyingcompass.com/ Thu, 8 Jan 2009 06:59:32 GMT Thu, Jan 8th 2009, 01:59 GMT http://www.flyingcompass.com/Michigan/Mackinaw-City/a-348.html Mackinaw City, Michigan, across the straits from Mackinac Island has a rich French heritage that is showcased at Colonial Michilimackinac. Also under the guidance of the Mackinac State Historical Parks are Old Mackinac Point Lighthouse and Historic Mill Creek with its zip-line attraction. 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Discover the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Getty Center, Getty Villa, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Queen Mary, Japanese gardens, a Spanish mission, the L.A. Zoo and Botanical Garden, Museum of the American West, Griffith Observatory, Norton Simon Museum, Gamble House, Heritage Square, Lummis House and Garden, Pasadena Museum of History and Southwest Museum of the American Indian. http://www.flyingcompass.com/California/Los-Angeles/a-286.html http://www.flyingcompass.com/Illinois/Chicago/a-285.html Chicago is a bustling, energetic city that never slows regardless of the season. 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Explore Independence Pass, Frying Pan Road, Castle Creek Road, and Maroon Creek Road and the Maroon Bells. http://www.flyingcompass.com/Colorado/Aspen/a-296.html http://www.flyingcompass.com/North-Carolina/Asheville/a-281.html While many come to Asheville, North Carolina, with just the Biltmore Estate in mind, there’s so much more - hiking, waterfalls, rafting, kayaking, an urban trail, historic architecture, an industrial museum, Thomas Wolfe’s boyhood home, arts and crafts studios and galleries, the Blue Ridge Parkway, outdoor cafes, Biltmore Village, the River Arts District, the Southern Highlands Craft Guild and the Cradle of Forestry. http://www.flyingcompass.com/North-Carolina/Asheville/a-281.html http://www.flyingcompass.com/Texas/San-Antonio/a-226.html Like the river that runs through it, San Antonio, Texas, is a fluid city that blends unique cultures and history transporting them into the future. 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