Local Wikipedia shows you Wikipedia articles about things that are a half-hour or less walk from the address you enter in the search field. 

I entered Golden, Colorado, where I lived in my early years, and read an article about the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, which "contains over 800 quilts dating back to the 19th century."  — Read the rest

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Theo Jaffee made a Weather Atlas that shows where in the world has the right weather for you. Set the sliders to your perfect day and the international heat map will shift to show which areas get it the most times a year. — Read the rest

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