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

Most New Yorkers live in crowded buildings, with no more lawn or garden than they can fit in a window-box. Therefore, the great big expanses of green in Central Park are a precious thing, shared in good ... » 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

On Sunday afternoons, when the weather is warm and dry, a rhythm starts to sound from Meridian Hill Park around 5pm. At first it's just a few people with drums, but by its peak there may be 20 drummers and ... » more