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At the Nature Museum, you can find this scale model of Grandfather Mountain, which is one of NC’s top scenic attractions. The museum houses more than 2 dozen exhibits about the natural history of the area, and there is a nature conservancy on the grounds.

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It’s really hard to beat Shaq O’Neal at his own game, especially since he’s so tall (7 ft, 1 in). I tried this at the Sports Memorabilia Museum in Boca.

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These are Cassius Clay’s original robes and a signed photo, at the Sports Memorabilia Museum in Boca.

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Lou Gehrig played for 17 seasons as a first baseman for the NY Yankees, from 1923 to 1939, including 6 World Series, and won numerous awards for his achievements. He was forced to retire at age 36 because of ALS, now called Lou Gehrig’s Disease, and died 2 years later.

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On August 16, 1920, Ray Chapman, the Cleveland shortstop, was accidentally hit on the head by a ball pitched by New York’s Carl Mays, and he died the next day due to severe brain damage. This is the ball, which can be seen at the Sports Memorabilia Museum in Boca.

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Mabel and Alexander Graham Bell relaxing on a park bench in Baddeck, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.

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This is a UH-1 Huey helicopter shown at the Valiant Air Command Warbird museum in Florida. Here you can find a collection of vintage war aircraft, photos, uniforms and personal artifacts of the vets, and you can even meet some of these vets as they volunteer to work on the restoration of these planes.

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The Antique Car Museum has one room dedicated to Franklin D. Roosevelt, including this gorgeous bust.

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The mailbox in front of the Antique Car Museum in Fort Lauderdale is unusual – rims, spark plugs and what seems to be an oil cap.

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The Antique Car Museum in Fort Lauderdale has this amazing collection of cigarette lighters from Packard cars.

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