Travel
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Globetrotter Pico Iyer makes case for staying putNov 06, 2014 4:45 am - RIO DE JANEIRO - Pico Iyer has spent the past several decades on the move, incessantly hopping from one far-flung destination - Ethiopia, Morocco, Indonesia - to another...
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Museum tells Helena Rubinstein's story in artNov 05, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK - Judgmental, autocratic and wholly self-made after fleeing prewar Poland and the prospect of arranged marriage as a teen, Helena Rubinstein built a cosmetics e...
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Exhibit on Paul Simon's life debuts at Rock HallNov 04, 2014 5:00 am - CLEVELAND - An exhibit chronicling Paul Simon's career recently debuted at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. The Rock Hall said that "Paul Simon: Words & Music"...
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Museum unveils rich story Jewish of life in PolandNov 04, 2014 5:00 am - WARSAW, Poland - In the two millennia between ancient Israel and its modern rebirth, Jews never enjoyed as much political autonomy as they did in Poland, a land that cen...
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Virginia taps natural resources to drive tourismNov 04, 2014 4:45 am - CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Sometimes, money does grow on trees. Dotted by charming small towns from the mountains to the west and the ocean to the east, Virginia is renewing...
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Rural Tennessee museum a success in first yearNov 03, 2014 5:00 am - UNION CITY, Tenn. - When Discovery Park of America opened on a cornfield in rural Tennessee, its founders expected the museum described as a "mini-Smithsonian" to draw a...
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A visit to Liverpool brings Beatles fans back to their rootsNov 02, 2014 5:45 am - LIVERPOOL, England — They were just another boy band, a gaggle of teenagers with too much energy. They'd meet in the basement of a friend's suburban home, horsing around...
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5 free things to do and see in BaltimoreNov 01, 2014 6:30 am - Baltimore on a budget? Easy as Edgar Allan Poe. His gravesite is one of a number of memorable places that can be visited around this historic city without spending a dim...
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On the road: See double at MCA's new 'Body Doubles' exhibitOct 31, 2014 6:00 am - Chicago Double down The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago recently opened “Body Doubles,” an exhibition that explores the relationship between the body ...
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Mussolini air raid shelter opens to touristsOct 28, 2014 6:00 am - ROME - A Roman villa's wine cellar, which was converted into an air raid shelter for Benito Mussolini and the Italian dictator's family, is opening its anti-gas, double ...