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Now singwithus: “Sweet Caroline…ba ba
ba ba.” $50. (877) 892-7469,
hotel.com
Takeabreak from theStripand thegreat
indoors, and head outside to Red Rock
Canyon for abackcountryhorseback-riding
adventure with Cowboy Trail Rides. $209.
(702)387-2457,www.cowboytrailrides.com
London
Take your time losing andfinding your-
self in the hedge maze at Hampton Court
Palace.Theno-mobile-phones-allowed rule
makes this a perfect place to decompress.
Admission toHamptonCourtPalace is$26
for adults. Tour themaze for$7. Hampton
CourtPalace, Surrey, 011-44-870-752-7777,
Get into bed, order room service, and
watchepisodes from the latest seasonof the
BBC’s
Doctor Who
, a program that hasn’t
made it to theUnitedStates yet. Visitwww
.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho for the schedule.
LosAngeLes
Gaze at the Greek, Roman, and Etrus-
can pieces at the Getty Villa. Then find a
place tosit inoneof thevilla’sgardens,open
abook (ornot), and justbe. It’s free,butyou
must call ahead to get a ticket. (310) 440-
7300,www.getty.edu/visit
Fifty years ago, Esther Williams swam
through gardenias at the opening of the
BeverlyHilton’s pool. Follow inher strokes
(sans gardenias) or settle into a poolside
loungechairandgeta footmassage froman
Aqua Star Spamassage therapist. Hmmm,
how to choose? The Pamper by the Pool
treatment is $70. (310) 274-7777, www
.beverlyhilton.com
MiAMi
For aquatherapywith a rush, strap your
body to a kite and your feet to a board. Go.
Fast. Don’t worry, SkyBanditz Kiteboard-
ing Center owner Francisco Escudero will
showyouhow—andsafely.Ourprediction:
You’ll be back for another lesson the next
day. $225 for a three-hour lesson. (786)
290-4585,www.skybanditz.com
Have you ever seen a stressed-out dol-
phin?We didn’t think so. Wet-suit up and
discover the dolphins’ secret at the Miami
Seaquarium’s Swim with Our Dolphins.
The two-hour program includes 30 min-
utesofwatery face timewithFlipperandhis
friends. $189. (305) 361-5705,
seaquarium.com
newYork
Give theStatueofLibertyourbestasyou
leave the Manhattan madness behind and
sail past her during one ofOffshore Sailing
School’s two-hour new-to-sailing clinics.
Group lessons are $125 per person, with a
minimumof twopeople;private lessonsare
$250 for twohours. (800) 221-4326, www
.offshore-sailing.com
Take a spin 150 feet in the air on the
Wonder Wheel at Coney Island. Choose a
swinging car— it’s that lurch forward that
gives the ride its restorative (and heart-
pounding) properties. $5. On the board-
walk at Denos Vourderis Place, between
Original Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Res-
taurant and theNewYorkAquarium, www
.wonderwheel.com
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There’s no better way to slough off the
exhaustion of a day spent at a theme park
(or stuck in business meetings) than to
take advantage of the appropriately named
Theme Park LegReliefWrap ($75) at Dis-
ney’s ownBuenaVista PalaceHotel & Spa.
Head off that headache and other where-
did-the-day-go ailments with a round of
reflexology. $110. (407) 827-2727, www
.buenavistapalace.com
Oneday, sciencewillprovethatattending
aminor-leagueballgamemakesyouhealth-
ier. Tenbucks gets youagreat seat at aDay-
tonaCubs game. JackieRobinsonBallpark,
(386)257-3172,www.daytonacubs.com
sAnFrAncisco
Take a thesauruswith you, because
spec-
tacular
doesn’t begin to describe the fabu-
losity of the 150 miles of trails that wind
throughGoldenGate National Parks. Free.
(415)561-3000,www.parksconservancy.org
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