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The Library of Congress in Washington, DC where you can experience the world’s largest collection of knowledge, culture, and creativity.

The V&T (Virginia & Truckee Railroad Company) from Carson City, Nevada to Virginia City, NV starts just above the Carson River Canyon and runs along the east side of Mound House and across a railroad bridge over U.S. Highway 50 and then picks up the historic Comstock Era route. The end of the line brings you into Virginia City, with a free shuttle to downtown C Street.

Photos taken in South Lake Tahoe near the Heavenly Gondolas, June 2011.

Mission San Juan Bautista was founded on June 24, 1797 in what is now the San Juan Bautista Historic District of San Juan Bautista, California. The Ohlone, the original residents of the valley, were brought to live at the mission and baptized, followed by Yokuts from the Central Valley. It’s the largest of the Spanish Missions in California.

The California Academy of Sciences is the only place where you can explore an aquarium, planetarium, and natural history museum under one living roof.

Sawmill Pond is located in the Northern Sierra Nevada and is a reservoir in El Dorado County in the state of California. It’s a great place for hiking and the pond is open for fishing for kids 14 and under.

The Phoenix Zoo has 125 acres of land and approximately 2.5 miles of walking trails. They have about 1,200 animals on exhibit including mammals, fish, invertebrates, birds, and reptiles.

http://www.phoenixzoo.org/default.aspx