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Mar-A-Lago

Mar-A-Lago, located in Palm Beach, Florida, is the former estate of Marjorie Merriweather Post. It was purchased in 1985 by real estate developer Donald Trump and turned into the Mar-A-Lago Club.

The house has 58 bedrooms and 33 bathrooms and covers over 62,000 square feet of living space. It also has 3 bomb shelters and 12 fireplaces.

Donald Trump opened up membership to the club for those who can afford the $125,000 initiation fee.

Trump has supposedly turned down an offer of over $200 million for the property from a wealthy Middle Eastern Sheikh.

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Paris Hilton House

Filed under: California, Celebrity Homes

The home above (center) is the residence of pseudo-celebrity Paris Hilton. It is the home in which she is serving her sentence under house arrest after being released early from her 23-day jail sentence.

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Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Filed under: Florida, Theme Parks

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is a roller-coaster type ride at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom in Florida. There are also rides with the same name at Disneyland (California), Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Paris. The Magic Kingdom ride opened in 1980.

It is based on Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah.

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Field Museum of Natural History

Filed under: Illinois, Museums

The Field Museum of Natural History is located in Chicago, Illinois. It is named after Marshall Field who was a major donor that provided a large portion of the funds required to start the museum in the early 1900’s. It was originally known as the Columbian Museum of Chicago.

The museum is home to Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton known to exist.

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Museum of Flight

Filed under: Museums, Washington

The Museum of Flight is located in Seattle, Washington at Boeing Field. The museum exists to acquire, preserve and exhibit historically significant air and space artifacts. There are more than 150 aircraft and spacecraft on display as well as the “Red Barn”, Boeing’s first manufacturing facility.

Some of the aircraft on display include:

First prototype Boeing 747 Airliner
First presidential jet
British Airways Concorde number 214
a Caproni CA 20, the first fighter plane
LearAvia Lear Fan prototype
Albatross human-powered aircraft
one of five Aerocards

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Playboy Mansion

Filed under: California, Celebrity Homes

The Playboy Mansion is the home of Playboy Magazine founder Hugh Hefner. It is one of the most famous homes in the world. It is known for the wild parties that are thrown by Hugh Hefner.

The house sits on 5 acres of land and is valued at approximately $50 million. It has 22 rooms and includes the following amenities: private zoo and aviary, tennis courts, waterfall, game room, wine cellar and large pool area (including the famous grotto that can be seen above).

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