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I'm sure Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA will have some interesting hikes for us to do.Start: McLarty Treasure Museum
The McLarty Treasure Museum is a great little museum that paints the story of the ill-fated 1715 fleet of eleven Spanish galleon ships laden with gold, silver, copper and riches as they were heading back to Spain.
Read a book with one of the following words in the title: treasure, Gold, Silver, or Copper.
Checkpoint 1: Turkey Creek Sanctuary
Do you ever wonder how places get their names? Creeks seem to have some of the more interesting names. We have Bent Pipe Creek and Pickle Jar Creek in northern Alberta. If you need more hiking, this stop will enable you to hike on its 1.5 miles of trails. They even have a butterfly garden to observe.
Read a book that has one of these words in the title: Turkey, Creek, Butterfly
Checkpoint 2: The Wizard of Oz Museum
The museum is dedicated to artifacts and memorability from the original movie, one of the United States' best-loved fairy tales.
Read a book that is a retelling of a fairy tale.
Checkpoint 3: Manatee Observation Deck
Any time I've seen Manatees was in an aquarium. They can be seen in the wild from this observation deck. The Manatee are inexplicably draw to this pool of water.
Read a book with a bridge traversing a body of water. You must be able to see the water as well as the bridge.
Checkpoint 4: Cape Canaveral Lighthouse
The Cape Canaveral Lighthouse has stood on the Cape for over 150 years. Situated amidst America’s Premier Gateway to Space, the lighthouse is owned by the United States Space Force and maintained as an active aid to navigation by the United States Coast Guard.
Read a book with a stormy seascape on the cover.
Finish: Kennedy Space Center
We have to leave the best for last. From the dawn of space exploration to current and ongoing missions, you can get an up-close, hands-on feel for the story of humans in space.
Read a book that has Space Opera as a main page genre.
Auckland has some good things in store for us.Start: Auckland Zoo
I think the zoo is a good place to start. It will be a good hike, seeing all the animals laughing at us. The zoo offers some in-depth experiences, getting up close with Galápagos tortoise, giraffe, barn owl, red panda or squirrel monkeys at Auckland Zoo.
Read a book with one of the words turtle, giraffe owl, panda, or monkey in the title.
Checkpoint 1: MOTAT (Museum of Transportation and Technology
Learn more about New Zealand’s transport heritage including tram, rail and road transport along with aviation and military aircraft.
Read a book with a large tram, train, vehicle, or plane on the cover. This museum is about historical travel, so what is needed are OLD CLASSIC vehicles.
Checkpoint 2: Sky Tower
For over 25 years now, this magnificent 328m high structure has been the focal point of Auckland, rising up out of the land to delight locals and visitors alike.
Read a book that is between 300 & 350 pages.
Checkpoint 3: Silo Park
https://www.silopark.co.nz/
What a great idea! A park was built around some silos and turned into a lovely area for families to gather and play.
Read a book with a tall man made structure on it.
Checkpoint 4: Rangitoto Island
Ready for another volcano task? Nah, I wouldn't do that to you.
Rangitoto is Auckland’s most iconic island, with its distinctive symmetrical cone and superb location just off the coast. Only a short scenic ferry ride across the harbour from downtown Auckland, the island is a favourite destination for hikers and day-trippers. Emerging unexpectedly from the sea some 600 years ago, it is the youngest and largest volcano in the Auckland volcanic field.
Read a book set on an small island. Note: Places like UK, Australia, New Zealand Greenland, Iceland, etc are not accepted. It may be an island off the coast of these countries, but not a random location.
Finish: Howick Historical Village
Howick Historical Village is a living history museum on 7 acres of grounds and heritage gardens. The museum depicts a settlement in the period from 1840 to 1880 and offers visitors an immersive historical experience.
Read a book set between 1840 and 1880.
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You'll love this one...!! A book club & more
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Start: Nautholsvik Geothermal Beach
Bordering on the airport, this is the perfect place to start. It has a beach with an artificial hot spring – hot water is pumped into a man-made lagoon.
Read a book with the word "Lagoon" or "Swim" in the title.
Checkpoint 1: National Museum of Iceland
The National Museum´s experts supervise houses and other buildings in the ownership and keeping of the National Museum of Iceland. The museum began its campaign for the preservation of old buildings in the early 20th century.
Read a book that has an obviously old building on it.
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Checkpoint 2: Sun Voyager
The gleaming steel sculpture on Reykjavik’s splendid waterfront that resembles a Viking long-ship is the ‘Solfar’ or ‘Sun Voyager.’ The artist Jon Gunnar Arnason created the striking landmark.
Read a book about the Vikings.
Checkpoint 3: Rainbow Street
One of the main streets in downtown Reykjavík has been dressed up in the colors of the rainbow to celebrate Reykjavík Pride which is now held for the seventeenth time.
Reykjavík Pride is one of many festivals that make Reykjavík a cultural and vibrant festival city all year long. Reykjavík Pride has been held annually since 1999 and it has evolved into a festival that attracts up to 100 thousand guests from all over the world. Reykjavík Pride is one of the biggest events in Iceland and one of the biggest little Prides in the world.
Read a book with the genre LGBT on the main book page.
Checkpoint 4: The Einer Jonsson Museum
This is a small museum containing the works of Einer Jonsson who was an Icelandic sculptor.
In 1917, Einer was commissioned to do a sculpture in Philadelphia, and today Einar's intrepid Norseman stands on East River Drive in Philadelphia.
Read a book set in Philadelphia.
Finish: Hallgrimskirkja
This 73 meter high church sits in the middle of Reykjavik and has a panoramic view of all Reykjavik, the mountains around and the ocean stretching west to Greenland and the Americas.
Read a book set in Iceland.