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Hotels worth a tour

Updated 2:35 PM EDT, Mon August 6, 2012
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This Caribbean resort on the island of Anguilla is home to the world's first resort-based hydroponic farm.
CuisinArt Golf Resort & Spa —
This Caribbean resort on the island of Anguilla is home to the world's first resort-based hydroponic farm.
Courtesy CuisinArt Golf Resort & Spa
The farm produces most of the herbs, vegetables and edible flowers used in all five of the resort's restaurants, as well as its spa.
CuisinArt Golf Resort & Spa —
The farm produces most of the herbs, vegetables and edible flowers used in all five of the resort's restaurants, as well as its spa.
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More than 25 species of exotic birds make their home of the grounds of this 450-acre resort 13 miles southeast of Palm Springs, California.
J.W. Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa —
More than 25 species of exotic birds make their home of the grounds of this 450-acre resort 13 miles southeast of Palm Springs, California.
Courtesy JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa
The resort offers informative daily tours with the on-site animal care specialist and aviary expert.
J.W. Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa —
The resort offers informative daily tours with the on-site animal care specialist and aviary expert.
Courtesy JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa
You may notice this plush Clearwater Beach, Florida, property's award-winning environmental efforts when you take a lap in the chlorine-free pool. Twice a week, the hotel's director of engineering offers a behind-the-scenes tour of the resort's many green initiatives.
Sandpearl Resort —
You may notice this plush Clearwater Beach, Florida, property's award-winning environmental efforts when you take a lap in the chlorine-free pool. Twice a week, the hotel's director of engineering offers a behind-the-scenes tour of the resort's many green initiatives.
Courtesy Sandpearl Resort
This B&B in Cottonwood, Idaho, may be slightly off the beaten path, but then, considering that it's in the shape of a 30-foot-tall beagle, it's also slightly out of the ordinary.
Dog Bark Park Inn —
This B&B in Cottonwood, Idaho, may be slightly off the beaten path, but then, considering that it's in the shape of a 30-foot-tall beagle, it's also slightly out of the ordinary.
Courtesy Dog Bark Park
The head gardener at this scenic St. Michaels, Maryland, inn leads a weekly horticultural tour for guests.
The Inn at Perry Cabin —
The head gardener at this scenic St. Michaels, Maryland, inn leads a weekly horticultural tour for guests.
Courtesy Joe Vaughn
This Ritz-Carlton property in Singapore stands out for its museum-quality art collection, numbering more than 300 pieces and valued at $4 million.
Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore —
This Ritz-Carlton property in Singapore stands out for its museum-quality art collection, numbering more than 300 pieces and valued at $4 million.
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If you like things that go bump in the night, you'll love this legendary Estes Park, Colorado, hotel's regularly scheduled ghost tours.
The Stanley —
If you like things that go bump in the night, you'll love this legendary Estes Park, Colorado, hotel's regularly scheduled ghost tours.
The Overlook, the haunted hotel in Stephen King's chilling novel "The Shining," was inspired by a stay at the Stanley.
The Stanley —
The Overlook, the haunted hotel in Stephen King's chilling novel "The Shining," was inspired by a stay at the Stanley.
Stanley Hotel
During a renovation at this 111-year-old Vietnam hotel last year, engineers chipped away at more than 6 feet of earth and concrete to discover an underground bunker dating to the Vietnam War.
Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi —
During a renovation at this 111-year-old Vietnam hotel last year, engineers chipped away at more than 6 feet of earth and concrete to discover an underground bunker dating to the Vietnam War.
David Dinh Libre de Droit
The 130-square-foot shelter is now part of the Path of History tour that retraces the Metropole's origins as one of Asia's most opulent accommodations.
Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi —
The 130-square-foot shelter is now part of the Path of History tour that retraces the Metropole's origins as one of Asia's most opulent accommodations.
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