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1. Brooklyn Brewery

8.8
79 N 11th St (at Wythe Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Brewery · Williamsburg · 370 tips and reviews

Men's Health MagMen's Health Mag: Nearly every New York City bar serves this local joint’s brew, but swing by the place itself. From 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., pay $4 for a wooden nickel and redeem it for any beer the place brews.

2. Capitol City Brewing Company

7.4
1100 New York Ave NW (at H St NW), Washington, D.C.
Brewery · Downtown-Penn Quarter-Chinatown · 218 tips and reviews

Men's Health MagMen's Health Mag: The owner says this brewery was the first to churn out booze after prohibition. And they have a drink to prove it: the Prohibition Porter. Order one up and toast that you weren't born in another era.

3. Kramerbooks & Afterwords Cafe

8.7
1517 Connecticut Ave NW (at Q St NW), Washington, D.C.
Bookstore · Northwest Washington · 328 tips and reviews

Men's Health MagMen's Health Mag: Books and brews? Not a bad idea. The literate choice here is clearly a Bell's Two Hearted Ale. Leave the mango martinis to the Cliff's Notes types.

4. Abbey Brewing Company

8.7
1115-1117 16th St, Miami Beach, FL
Brewery · Flamingo-Lummus · 78 tips and reviews

Men's Health MagMen's Health Mag: This bar does one thing: beer. And they do it well. Try their Immaculate IPA. The name doesn't lie.

New York Public Library - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building is one of Places to see.

5. New York Public Library - Stephen A. Schwarzman Building

9.2
476 5th Ave (at W 42nd St), New York, NY
Library · Midtown East · 528 tips and reviews
Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is one of Places to see.

6. Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

9.3
405 Nasa Pkwy W, Merritt Island, FL
Science Museum · 190 tips and reviews
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is one of Places to see.

7. New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

1751 Gentilly Blvd, New Orleans, LA
Music Festival · Fairgrounds · 96 tips and reviews

8. American Museum of Natural History

9.2
200 Central Park W (btwn W 77th & W 81st St), New York, NY
Science Museum · Upper West Side · 1398 tips and reviews

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: The museum sponsored Robert Peary’s expedition to the North Pole, and in Greenland he discovered the largest buried meteorite in the world, Cape York. Three chunks of it are on display here. Read more.

9. St. Patrick's Cathedral

9.5
14 E 51st St (at 5th Ave), New York, NY
Church · 305 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: Work began in 1858 but was halted during the Civil War and resumed in 1865. It was completed in 1878 and dedicated on May 25, 1879. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.

Greenlight Bookstore is one of Places to see.

10. Greenlight Bookstore

9.4
686 Fulton St (at S Portland Ave), Brooklyn, NY
Bookstore · Fort Greene · 70 tips and reviews
Museum of Science and Industry is one of Places to see.

11. Museum of Science and Industry

9.3
5700 S Lake Shore Dr (at 57th Dr), Chicago, IL
Science Museum · 407 tips and reviews

NASANASA: This is the largest science museum in the Western Hemisphere. The Henry Crown Space Center features rockets, shuttles, satellites, rovers and probes. You can even see the actual Apollo 8 spacecraft! Read more.

Shedd Aquarium is one of Places to see.

12. Shedd Aquarium

8.8
1200 S Lake Shore Dr (at Solidarity Dr), Chicago, IL
Aquarium · Museum Campus · 449 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: It's the world's largest indoor aquarium with over 8,000 aquatic animals representing over 700 species. The Marine Mammal Presentation features staff interacting with whales & dolphins as they dive.

13. Strand Bookstore

9.5
828 Broadway (at E 12th St), New York, NY
Bookstore · Greenwich Village · 593 tips and reviews

Travel ChannelTravel Channel: This store boasts 18-miles of books. As recommended by Travel Channel host, Anthony Bourdain.

The Alamo is one of Places to see.

14. The Alamo

8.7
300 Alamo Plz (btwn Houston & Crockett Sts), San Antonio, TX
Historic and Protected Site · Alamo Plaza · 243 tips and reviews
The Degas House is one of Places to see.

15. The Degas House

8.4
2306 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA
Art Museum · Treme - Lafitte · 10 tips and reviews
Mount Rushmore National Memorial is one of Places to see.

16. Mount Rushmore National Memorial

9.0
13000 SD Highway 244 (btwn Iron Mountain & Palmer Gulch Rd), Keystone, SD
Monument · 165 tips and reviews

HISTORYHISTORY: It took 14 years and a team of 400 sculptors, led by Gutzon Borglum, to complete this massive "Shrine of Democracy," dedicated in 1941.