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Manatee Observation and Education Center

September 6, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight
The Manatee Observation and Education Center is located on the waterfront in downtown Fort Pierce, Fla. The environmental education and wildlife viewing center opened on Nov. 1, 1996, in time for Manatee Awareness Month. The mission of the Manatee Observation and Education Center is to promote understanding and responsible actions for the protection of the Treasure Coast’s fragile ecosystems and their inhabitants. It does that through exhibits and an outdoor viewing platform where visitors can watch
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Rock Hawk

September 6, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight
Rock Hawk Effigy Mound is comprised of thousands of pieces of quartzite. While referred to as a hawk, scholars do not know what type of bird the original builders intended to portray. The mound is one of two such effigy mounds found east of the Mississippi River. Current archaeologists believe Woodland Indians built the site between 1,000 and 3,000 years ago. These Native Americans may have been part of the Adena or Hopewell cultures, or they may have
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Finnieston Crane

September 6, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight
The Finnieston Crane, or Stobcross Crane in the heart of Glasgow, Scotland, is a massive cantilever crane that is no longer used. However, it remains a significant symbol of the city’s engineering history. This crane was mainly used to load cargo, such as steam locomotives, onto ships for global export. Four of five cranes originally situated on the River Clyde remain today, with the fifth being demolished in 2007. Only eleven giant cantilever cranes like
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Shantytown Heritage Park

September 6, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight
Shantytown Heritage Park, located roughly six miles south of Greymouth, opened in 1971. The park includes 30 re-created historic buildings making up a 19th-century gold-mining town. In 1968, local enthusiasts formed the West Coast Historical and Mechanical Society. The park opened to the public on Jan. 23, 1971. Shantytown features a re-created narrow-gauge bush tram line using a 19th-century sawmill tram track. It runs 1.5 km from the Shantytown train station to a terminus at
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Pioneer Mill Smokestack

September 6, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight
Pioneer Mill Co. formed in 1860 as the first plantation to grow sugar commercially in Lahaina. A century later, the mill processed 60,000 tons of sugar annually. In 1928, the company built a 225-foot-tall smokestack, which became a landmark for both motorists and boaters. The company transported its cut sugar cane via rail until trucks replaced trains in the 1950s. The company shuttered operations in 1999, but a question remained about how to preserve the
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Churchill Downs

September 6, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight
Churchill Downs Racetrack in Louisville has been the home of The Kentucky Derby, the longest continually held annual sporting event in the United States, since 1875. Churchill Downs features a series of themed race days during Derby Week, including the Kentucky Oaks, and conducts Thoroughbred horse racing during three race meets in the spring, September and fall. Churchill Downs is located on 175 acres and has a one-mile dirt track, a 7/8-mile turf track and