Travel
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Discover street art, trendy cafes in Bushwick, BrooklynMay 18, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK - For the last few years, a neighborhood called Williamsburg has been the epicenter of Brooklyn cool. But with prices for Williamsburg condos hitting $4 million...
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Vienna ball captures fairy-tale romance of imperial AustriaMay 18, 2014 5:30 am - VIENNA, Austria — The dancers whirl, debutantes in white gowns and long white gloves, their handsome escorts in black tails and white bow ties. From my perch in the balc...
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AAA: Americans ready to travel after rough winterMay 17, 2014 8:37 am - A strong case of cabin fever and a little more money to spend should inspire a greater number of Americans to hit the road this Memorial Day weekend. That's the forecast...
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Go for the food: Taste the Big Easy in St. LouisMay 17, 2014 5:30 am - ST. LOUIS — The Broadway Oyster Bar may be a mere block from the home stadium of the St. Louis Cardinals, but its heart lies in another Mississippi River city nearly 700...
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Afraid to camp? Nothing to fear but fear itselfMay 17, 2014 5:30 am - PINNACLES NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Growing up in Los Angeles, I loved camping. My family and I regularly escaped the city's concrete sprawl for California's wilder edges...
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On the road: Cruise the solar system at AdlerMay 17, 2014 5:30 am - Chicago Ride the solar system If you don't have the cash and cachet to get on a trip to outer space, just hop on Metra and get to the Adler Planetarium for the immersive...
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Santa Fe: 5 free things for visitors to doMay 16, 2014 5:30 am - SANTA FE, N.M. - There's no doubt this capital city has truly earned its nickname as The City Different. Its skyline is not made of skyscrapers, but rather a collection ...
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Head to the Quad Cities for an affordable family vacationMay 15, 2014 5:30 am - The Quad Cities of Davenport and Bettendorf, Iowa, and Rock Island and Moline/East Moline, Illinois, tend to get a bad rap in the Chicago area. But the four towns on eit...
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Coit Tower reopens in S.F.May 15, 2014 1:01 am - San Francisco's landmark Coit Tower reopened to the public Wednesday after a six-month, $1.7 million upgrade that included the restoration of its famed murals. Scores of...
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Sept. 11 museum opens to relatives and survivorsMay 15, 2014 1:00 am - NEW YORK — Tears in her eyes, firefighter widow Maureen Fanning emerged Thursday from the new Sept. 11 museum deep beneath ground zero, unable to bring herself to look a...