Travel
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Coltrane's sax joins Smithsonian jazz collectionMar 29, 2014 5:45 am - WASHINGTON - One of John Coltrane's tenor saxophones is joining the jazz collection at the Smithsonian. Coltrane's son, musician Ravi Coltrane, donated one of his father...
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Washington Monument to reopen May 12 after repairsMar 28, 2014 5:45 am - WASHINGTON - The National Park Service says the Washington Monument will reopen to visitors May 12 after being closed for nearly three years due to a 2011 earthquake. Th...
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5 free things to do in historic BostonMar 28, 2014 5:30 am - BOSTON - The city of Boston is known for its "wicked" rich history, to use a term the locals love, going back to the Boston Tea Party and roots of the American Revolutio...
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Creatures of the Keys: Fish, deer, 6-toed cats and moreMar 27, 2014 5:45 am - KEY LARGO, Fla. — Activities for visitors to the Florida Keys range from snorkeling, boating and fishing to barhopping in Key West at sunset. You don't even have to leav...
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Lowell, Mass., offers up taste of Little CambodiaMar 27, 2014 5:30 am - LOWELL, Mass. - Consider yourself warned: You're going to need your GPS for this meal. And a short history lesson. But it will be worth it. Tucked along the Merrimack Ri...
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NYC museum dedicated to 9/11 victims opens May 21Mar 23, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - A New York City museum dedicated to the victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks will open to the public May 21. The opening will follow a May 15 ceremony and a...
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Is runDisney the happiest race on earth?Mar 23, 2014 5:45 am - Aurora resident Jackie Horvath, 57, and her 27-year-old daughter, Rachel, never thought that their love of all things Disney would help get them into shape. But in the p...
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Tours, re-enactments mark 150th anniversary of Charleston RiotMar 23, 2014 5:30 am - Illinois is known as the Land of Lincoln, but during the Civil War support for the president and abolitionism was far from universal throughout the state. “We tend to th...
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On the road: Ohio parks open for golf getawaysMar 22, 2014 5:45 am - Chicago Pickin' and grinnin' Fans of vintage products will want to pencil a trip to the city for Randolph Street Market's “Spring Fling.” Count on fresh flowers, artisan...
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Manaus, Brazil: Gateway to tours of the AmazonMar 21, 2014 5:45 am - MANAUS, Brazil — The Amazon guide raised his hand in the steaming forest and looked at me at the end of a line of six hikers. “Do you want a machete, Jeremy?” said the g...