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Best FOR cOmmutingKey Bicyne, FloridTh my be the mot coveet ecpe the wor, t et fyou ve Mm t 18 mutefrom owtow over the cuewy oto the key, t oy 27 fromMm iterto. Vt oe of thecoutry bet wmmg beche, tB Bgg Cpe For stte Prk (thturuy e gr keep the wter ce).

Boter Gr o no nme Hrbor the prk h goo efoo gret vew.Or perue dout Gery; t oet erveoughut, but oe hve gret burger.

For ccommoto, chooe betweethe Rtz-Crto the sver sBech Reort, mcetury mote coeto For reort root wth terrzzooor oor tht t ue key.

Wtch for gu ug roevegetto rou 4 p.m. They o hgout o the bech the gof coure. ift get co eough, they my eve f

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This all-american island perfecTion barely fiTs inTo a long weekend.

from the tree. But t rrey co KeyBcye. Whe t tme to eve, jutkeep o rexg youre mot home.

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Best FOR RelaxatiOn

Gprill Ilnd, FloridThere O For, the, crothe Boc Gre Cuewy, thereGpr i, For. a tte fr-ther out of the wy, th oe-tme hutof J.P. Morg Hery For eem toe ot frther bck tme. Gpr

vue trto, the trto t v-ue uxurou Guf-e rexto.

at the ceter of cuture cet w but 1911, the Gpr i& Cub embrce tht ethc, retretfrom the tree of moer fe but otfrom cvzto: Jcket re requre the g room urg the

oc eo from december to apr.For o-guet, the offer tour ofthe htorc property twce week.

The ret of the bt more -bck. The 1890 ghthoue Gprstte Prk t the outh e of the t fuctog. Ope to the pubc,t exempe the For vercurtye, wth eevte oor hgh ce-

g for gree coog vete beforegree w gree. i the me ytemof brrer , sbe to the outhoffer ome of the me tmophere.But Gpr get you tte coer towy from t .the-gasparilla-inn.com

Best FOR vaRietyGlveton Ilnd, Tex le th hour from owtowHouto, Gveto i 32 meog h 32 me of bech. Tht

me t bech. We, there ohoppg g the Htorcdowtow str dtrct. a therethe loe str Fght Mueum wth co-ecto of oe-of--k rcrft cocetrto of Vctor rchtectureery umtche the Ute stte,

cug Bhop Pce (1892) theGr 1894 Oper Houe, whch tue for performce from pop to c-

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But the ret bech (ot coutgtoo much other tuff to meto here).The oget cotuou ewk theUte stte e the 10.5-me sewecto, retore fter Hurrce ike 2008. ike wt b the grettorm of 1900, fter whch they butthe eegt Hote Gvez ow ru byWyhm wth reovte p toymboze the etto uute

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Best FOR Biking

Mrth Vineyrd,Mchuett summer the eo o the Veyr.The stemhp authorty buece hp r o tem ru ferremot houry w t rk betwee

Woo Hoe o the m Ve-yr Hve (wthout cr t $7.50 perpero). Kow vcto ecpe cewhg e out here the 19th cetury,the gret pce for eureybcyce tour. Brg bke o the ferryfor extr $3, or ret oe t MrthBcyce Ret bock from the ock.

Pe pctureque oop: VeyrHve, Ok Buff Egrtowform the urb bckboe.

For ecpe wth ecpe, cotue to Chppqucki by ferry eve by bke ogthe pt to Ktm (f your bke bech-cpbe). Wet Tbury h frmer mrket Weey

stury morg ummer, proof ofthe Veyr evoto to oc (ecou) prouce from t oze ofm frm. Cotue to the up-- towhp of aquh, o owe by the Wmpog trbe, toee the trkg trte re cy of the

aquh Cff. Get obter ro fromMeemh Fh Mrket the hgvge of Meemh t o the j-cet pubc bech to wtch the uet.

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Best FOR HistORy

Outer Bnk, North Crolin Ktty Hwk t the orth e of the

Outer Bk jut 79 me outh ofthe rport norfok, Vrg, eve the rve from Whgto, d.C.,c be oe og fteroo. CpeHtter to the outh w ecre theUte stte rt to ehore

1953, the Outer Bk c tefamerc Bech. lrgey protectefrom eveopmet, the 70-me expeof pcke wth htorc pot( pcc pot to mtch).

Bckber (Ewr Tech) egeyh out the re, ye, he probbybure treure, but ot wte yourweeke ggg the . Etbhe 1584, the Egh cooy o Rookei precee Jmetow by more th20 yer. The Wtere Thetre pyThe Lost Colony w reforce tht htof the Ezbeth er.

i ummer, cmb the eemgy e-e ct-ro tep of the Cpe Htterlghthoue, the to tet t 208 feet t gug hp t e. after py-

g homge to yg poeer t WrghtBrother nto Memor K devH, you c be ke them (ort of) byog ome ow-ttue hg-gg tJockey Rge stte Prk o ng He.Or y kte o the bech.outerbanks.org

Best FOR cOlORsMount Deert Ilnd, MineHome to ac nto Prk, Moutdeert for eo. Thecrrge tr through the prk offerpet hkg bkg prg, cro-coutry kg wter. ithe ummer, prk o the et e ofnorthet Hrbor cmb the toetep up the cff ce atcou Terrceto the atcou Thuy gre. The

greeery toe beche crete co-temptve tmophere you my ot rec-ogze from your morg commute.

Cc Mout the hghetpek o the U.s. attc Cot t 1,530feet, t the rt pce the Ute

stte to ee the morutum vew from the , wth foge re g to the horzo. Propi Exporer bue ru to m-October, provtre wy to tour the trhe, beche both the prk out.

Reve ome of amuxury t the sp t the BBut by J.P. Morg mrket trbuto otwtcub t tetmet t

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Fre i Were off the outhhore ccebe by ferry brge

offer new York oy egte wer-e re. dr. stephe letherm, kdr. Bech, me two of log ibeche h 2008 t of bet U.s.beche: Cooper Bech southmpto M Bech Et Hmpto.

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Best FOR seaFOOd

Prince Edwrd Ilnd, CndFor U.s. reer, Prce Ewr i, C provce uto tef, themot remote th t. Crogthe brge from new Bruwck feeke eterg other wor. (You c

o get rect ght here from Boto,new York other hub.)The urroug Guf of st. lwrece

newfou to the orthetgve the mer cmte thm C. Wrm, uuy ry

ummer eem to ugget whmcterry y. ae of Gree Gbe, the fvorte cto ughter, cmehere by mtke, the h upek-be mout of fu. The frmhoue thtpre uthor l. M. Motgomery t

t Prce Ewr i ntoPrk, whch offer vrety of cpe

br, wet, foret cff.Mewhe, Prce Ewr i

ce, utret-rch wter upport wor-reowe hefh utry oyter, mue obter bou.Vt the recety opee shp to shorereturt drey o the orth horeMpeque By. Co-ower two-tmenorth amerc oyter-huckg chm-po Joh B ru the ktche. noboy

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Cape Santa Maria BeachResort & Villas

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Pelican Bay at Lucaya

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Best FOR wildliFeChnnel Ilnd, CliforniHow the Pcfc ook from thecot of Cfor 500 yer go? Theve jewe s Mgue, stCruz, st Ro, acp stBrbr tht compre Chei nto Prk offer gmpe.

athough t e coe to the megopotht souther Cfor, the rchpe-go rem remote we preerve.

The prk w crete 1980 forthe protecto of the uque ecoytem, whch cue Torrey pe the

eemc fox. Uke other our t, the Che i re byture hr to rech. Vtor here (fewerth 90,000 g per yer) come bype bot. Che i avto,Truth aqutc i Pcker Crue

brg y-trpper overght cmp-er (there re o hote).

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Whidbey Ilnd, Whington it bout 25 me from owtowsette to the ock Mukteo, butoce youre o the ferry to Cto oWhbey i, the commute over Puget sou vew beg.

a you rve orth from Cto,ccumute ocy ource pcc uch

we cheee from Greebk Frm(you c o get mrre th oveypot f you brg your betrothe), og-berry pe from the jcet Whbey Pe

Cfe moke mo from sebotsmokehoue Ok Hrbor.

The vew of decepto P repectcur, eve from bove. But hkgow through the tte prk (etrcet both e of the brge) to the eturyc be trformtve. Pgthrough cet northwetforet, you mght ee bege other br thtty through wter for the tempertemcrocmte. leve youref ome hour

to et tht pcc o the hore.The rve from brge to freewy outh to sette my eem oger ththe trp up. Tht becue t 70 mete of 25, but o becue you be to eve.whidbeycamanoislands.com

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