25 Things to Eat, See and Do This Summer — From Staying at Prince's Purple Rain House to Exploring an Ice Cave

1. Hiking in a flower field

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After the winter snow melts, the Rocky Mountain town of Crested Butte, Colorado comes alive when miles of colorful wildflowers cover its meadows. Visit during the July Wildflower Festival, when all the flowers are in full bloom.

2. Hang out with penguins

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Dubbed the largest penguin facility in the world, the Detroit Zoo’s Polk Penguin Conservation Center is a massive 326,000-gallon, 25-foot-deep aquatic habitat filled with ice, water and fresh snow. Visitors can walk through an underwater gallery with transparent tunnels and walls and watch birds play, swim and explore the world around them.

3. Stay golden Outsiders House

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Used as the home of the Curtis brothers in the 1983 Francis Ford Coppola film, white bungalow in Tulsa, Okla., is now a museum with memorabilia and rare behind-the-scenes photos. The film, based on SE Hinton’s 1967 novel, starred newcomers Rob Lowe, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze and Tom Cruise.

4. Immerse yourself in art

Portal: Jewel’s Art Experience.

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Jewel’s solo show, “The Portal,” at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Ark., features a 200-piece drone exhibit, a meditative art walk and the singer’s private works — including a painting she created of her son.

5. Spend a day in space

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The astronaut training experience at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida allows kids to experience the feeling of microgravity and walking on Mars — all while facing real-world challenges using NASA science.

6. Relax in the Wine Spa

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Enjoy the beauty of Virginia’s wine region in a new way. At Salamander Middleburg Resort, pampering treatments include Pinot Noir body wraps, wine facials, and grape seed scrubs and massages.

7. Have dinner at the newest Hot Spot

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One of the hardest preserves to catch in New York, Coqodaq has made Korean fried chicken and champagne the ultimate pairing. Order a bucket of ultra-crispy nuggets breaded in rice flour (which include a range of sides and sauces!) and juicy chicken nuggets liberally topped with caviar.

8. Make new friends at Garth’s Bar

Friends in Low Places.

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“A lot of love went into this building,” Garth Brooks said of his Friends in Low Places Bar & Honky-Tonk, which opened in Nashville in March. Named after his 1990 hit song, the four-story venue boasts a retractable stage repurposed from his 1997 Central Park concert, a rooftop “Oasis” with 10-foot-tall palm trees and a menu featuring dishes from wife and fellow Grammy winner Trisha Yearwood. “You can’t have a Garth Brooks bar and not have Trisha’s food in it,” she said. Favorites include Brooks’ lettuce-less Cobb salad (“just extra of all the good stuff”), chicken tenders and hot chili that she said stays “true to its Nashville hot chicken roots.”

9. Look at PEOPLE through the years

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The “PEOPLE: Celebrating 50 Years” exhibit at the Fotografiska Museum in New York features archival covers (see Mia Farrow on the first issue of PEOPLE from 1974), iconic portraits, and an interactive area that allows visitors to become the cover stars themselves! May 9 – June 3

10 → 13. Rock Out at the music festival

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10. Minnesota Yacht Club

See sets from Gwen Stefani, Alanis Morissette and the Red Hot Chili Peppers at the inaugural event in St. Paul. July 19-20.

11. Oceans Calling

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Dave Matthews Band, Blink-182 and the Killers headline the weekend along the Ocean City, Md. boardwalk. September 27-29

12. A fool in love

A long list of legends — including Diana Ross, Lionel Richie, Chaka Khan and Gladys Knight — will take the stage in LA August 31

13. More.Hear.Now

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band return to their roots in Asbury Park on the New Jersey shore. September 14-15

14. Channel your inner cowboy

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Dude backpacks are experiencing a renaissance since the release of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter. At Vee Bar Guest Ranch in Laramie, Wyo., guests of all ages can ride horses, work with cattle, fish in the river and fall asleep by a campfire under a starry sky.

15. Visit the newest Land theme park

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Splash around Shrek’s swamp, scream at the top of your lungs Trolls Trollercoaster and learn new moves with it Kung Fu Panda‘s Po when DreamWorks Land opens June 14 at Universal Orlando Resort in Florida.

16. Let go of the lamp

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Walk to the beach at sunset and watch thousands of lighted rafts float by at O’ahu’s Shinnyo Lantern Floating Hawai’i Festival to remember loved ones who are no longer with us. The lanterns are then collected and cleaned for use the following year. May 27

17. Step into the picture book

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Children’s stories come to life at the Rabbit Hole, a new museum in Kansas City, Missouri. Inside 40 life-size book-themed exhibits — from Good night Moon to Hats for sale to Robert Ruza’s horse — children play, touch, climb and, of course, read as much as they want.

18. Explore the frozen world

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Summer is the time to visit Mendenhall Glacier—a 13-mile-long glacier located outside of Juneau, Alaska—and the spectacular blue ice caves that have formed naturally inside.

19. Go Grazy u Purple rain House

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In August, Airbnb is letting Prince fans spend the night in real time Purple rain house in Minneapolis. Guests can listen to unreleased music, browse memorabilia and sleep in a purple basement bedroom — a replica of the one from the 1983 film. The prince bought the house, which is now owned by his estate, in 2015.

20→23. A line for croissants that have gone viral

20. Crookie

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The craze for cookie-filled croissants started in Paris earlier this year, but has reached the US as far as EaDough in Houston. They now offer flavors like chocolate chip birthday cake, but plan ahead as they sell out almost every day.

21. Flat croissant

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A twist on a trend that took off in South Korea earlier this year, pressed croissants are buttery with a sweet, crunchy exterior. Alexander’s Patisserie in the San Francisco Bay Area offers classic plain and croissants dipped in flavors like mango and strawberry chocolate.

23. Croissant Hot Chocolate

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At Lakon Paris Patisserie in Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, their edible spiral croissant cups are filled with sipping dark hot cocoa and topped with sweet whipped cream, mini marshmallow cookies and chocolate pearls.

24. Croissant cereal

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Lines form early at Brooklyn’s L’Appartement 4F. Their bite-sized croissants are carefully hand-rolled, coated in cinnamon sugar syrup, and meant to be eaten in a bowl with milk.

24. Do a UFO Road Trip

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The 487-mile loop from Las Vegas takes Route 375 in Nevada, known as the Alien Highway. Shop for souvenirs at the Alien Research Center (a gift shop with a two-story silver alien outside), eat saucer burgers at the Little A’Le’Inn, and drive past Area 51 — a restricted military base rumored to harbor UFO secrets.

25. Taste ice cream that steals the scene

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FX’s Bear is a love letter to Chicago restaurants, even if chef Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) is too busy putting out fires at his restaurant to explore the city. During Season 2, chef Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) stops by Margie’s Candies, a century-old cake and pastry shop, for classic ice cream sundaes while getting a taste of the local dining scene. (In 1933, the late owner George Poulos renamed the store after his wife, Margie Michaels.) Viewers left hungry for Season 3 (premiering June 27) can tuck into a booth at a favorite spot or recreate a little magic at home with this recipe for ice cream.

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