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John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, Illinois
Hunter watches a show called Animal Atlas which featured The Shedd Aquarium and a very special sea turtle named Nickel who lives at the Shedd Aquarium, so the moment I announced that we would be going there, I was taught all about Nickel and his odd float. On a plaque on Nickel’s tank: “Why does…
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Johnny Morris Wonders of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium, Springfield, Missouri
Attached to the Bass Pro Shop Flagship store in Springfield, Missouri, this is by far the best aquarium I have been to yet! Whoever designed it should win an award and go on to redesign every parking lot that doesn’t make sense! Seriously, the traffic flow of the aquarium, the way the exhibits were laid…
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Newport Beach & The Wedge
I have watched enough of The OC that I actively looked for Newpsies and even saw a few. After exploring the shorefront, I made my way over to The Wedge where despite claiming the best waves, no one was surfing.
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Huntington Beach
The beach of beaches… I seriously fell in love with Huntington Beach. First, it’s HUGE… not just a little beachside town. The Vans Skatepark is a full six miles inland and my office. I split this town into two as well because of the distinctly different vibes. Beach Vans
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Manhattan Beach
I didn’t plan to do Manhattan Beach… while in California a friend suggested I go find the 90210 Beach House, and if you know me, you know I love me some Brandon Walsh, so with the address of 3500 The Stand, I head off… I park and follow my GPS.. and I walk and take…
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Duke’s – Malibu
Honolulu native and five time Olympic medalist, Duke Paoa Kahanamoku introduced surfing to the US Atlantic coast, Australia, and New Zealand in the early 1900s. With six locations, I have been to this one and Huntington Beach. Kathy Kohner Zuckerma, the inspiration for Gidget (my favourite show growing up), is the Ambassador of Aloha a the…
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Paradise Cove
Sabrina and I arrived on a gloomy morning in June of 2019 at this famous restaurant/beachfront resort. A ton of movies, TV shows, and videos were filmed here including Madonna’s “Cherish”, the pier scene from Indecent Proposal, and Beach Blanket Bingo. Breakfast was good (Nepenthe was better).
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Roman Pool
Just as every tour began with the Neptune Pool, they all ended with The Roman Pool.
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Zebras
When Hearst Garden of Comparative Zoology closed, some animals went free range including Rocky Mountain elk, tahr goats, llamas, white fallow deer, Barbary sheep, sambar deer, and zebras which I caught grazing with the cattle!!!
