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Tampa Museum of Art
The Tampa Museum of art is a small but lovely art museum filled with classic and modern pieces. Its worth a small bit of your time while you're visiting downtown Tampa. During the summer months active duty military can recieve FREE admission through the Blue Star Museums Program.
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MOSI Tampa
MOSI is short for the "Museum of Science and Industry" and is located in Tampa near USF. This museum is a great interactive educational museum for kids. MOSI also participates in the Blue Star Museum Program that offers FREE admission to active duty members and thier families from Memorial Day to Labor Day every year.
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Surf Lessons with Ohana Surf Project
On our third family trip to Hawaii we wanted to do something different. Travis already knew how to surf and loved it but Aurora had never tried, so we decided to take surf lessons with Ohana Surf Project.
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Thornewood Castle
Thornewood Castle is a gorgeous private estate located in Lakewood, Washington that offers a garden, large grounds, and a beautiful European gothic home. I'll explain the two ways you can gain access to the castle, as it is not open to the public.
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Powellswood Gardens
Powellswood Garden is a small estate but is a charming garden perfect for a summer picnic.
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Rhododendron Garden
The Rhododendron Species Garden is located in Federal Way and has 22 acres full of beautiful gardens to walk through and play in. It has many different varities of rhododendrons but is also full of many other plants and trees.
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Pacific Bonsai Museum
I've always been fascinated by Bonsai Trees and the Pacific Bonsai Museum is a fantastic place to see all different kinds and learn some history of how they started.
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The Royal Hawaiian Luxury Resort
I fell in love with the royal Hawaiian Hotel the first time I saw it. Besides the fact that it is pink (my favorite color) is if full of history and charm. We finally had the opportunity to stay here our third trip to the island.
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Haunama Bay Nature Preserve
Haunama Bay is one of our favorite snorkel sports on Oahu. It is a very popular spot and for good reason. This gorgeous was created many years ago by a volcano and has a lush and lively reef full of tropical fish to explore.
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Iolani Palace
Iolani Palace is a beautiful palace located in the heart of the city of Honolulu. The Hawaiian Monarchy once lived on these grounds and the palace is full of their history.
