Odiorne Point State Park is a park in the town of Rye, New Hampshire. It sits along the 18-mile seacoast of the state, and has 135 acres of shoreline accompanied by beaches and some rocky areas. For such a small area the park has much to
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Category: Farms/Zoos/Aquariums
Porto Moniz – Madeira
Porto Moniz is a municipality in the northwest corner of the island of Madeira. The town features a natural complex of lava pools that are popular with locals and tourists. It is unclear when the area of Porto Moniz was first colonized, although it is
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Madeira Aquarium – Porto Moniz, Madeira, Portugal
The Madeira Aquarium opened in 2005 in Porto Moniz, next to the harbour. It is housed in the São João Baptista Fort, which was built to protect Porto Moniz from raiding Moors. In 1998, the Porto Moniz Municipal Council bought its ruins, which were restored,
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Bern Switzerland
Bern is the de facto capital of Switzerland, referred to by the Swiss as their “federal city”. With a population of about 144,000, Bern is the fifth-most populous city in Switzerland. The pedestrian walkway in the medieval center called “old town” is lined with shops,
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London Zoo – London, England
The London Zoo adjacent to Regent’s Park in London is the world’s oldest scientific zoo. Opened in 1828 its purpose was to house a collection for scientific study. The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) was established by Sir Stamford Raffles and Sir Humphry Davy in
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