Travel
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Rescued Antarctic passengers resume journey homeJan 04, 2014 7:13 pm - CANBERRA, Australia — An Australian icebreaker carrying 52 passengers who were retrieved from an icebound ship in the Antarctic resumed its journey home on Saturday, lea...
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On the road: Free dance, theater series in ChicagoJan 04, 2014 5:00 am - Chicago Living on the edge OnEdge is a new free series of dance, theater and experimental performances and workshops from national and international artists, i...
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Author of Lincoln mystery letter identifiedJan 04, 2014 5:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — It’s been more than 25 years since workers renovating Abraham Lincoln’s home in Springfield found a letter fragment in a mouse’s nest inside a wall, ...
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Seattle Pinball Museum part of silver ball revivalJan 04, 2014 4:45 am - SEATTLE — For $13, you can play pinball until your arms fall off at Seattle’s working pinball museum. The two-story storefront in Seattle’s International District is fil...
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5 free things to do on your next trip to AtlantaJan 03, 2014 4:30 am - ATLANTA — Many people who visit Atlanta for the hundreds of conventions the city hosts each year never make it out of the few blocks around their hotels. But the city ha...
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At Iowa prison, grim history may lure visitorsJan 03, 2014 4:30 am - FORT MADISON, Iowa — The Iowa State Penitentiary stands like an ancient stone fortress on a bluff over the Mississippi River, ringed by castle-like guard towers and shea...
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Go for the food: Fun eats in St. Petersburg, Fla.Jan 02, 2014 4:45 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A typical St. Petersburg itinerary might include seeing the Dali Museum, having a drink at the storied Vinoy hotel and checking out nearby beaches...
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Local golf exec leads World Golf resort’s makeoverDec 31, 2013 9:12 am - ST. AUGUSTINE, FL. — Jim Hahn spent nearly 30 years with Northbrook-based KemperSports, leading the management efforts of all the Chicago Park District golf courses as w...
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Miami museum a treasure trove of cars, bicycles, VespasDec 31, 2013 4:45 am - NORTH MIAMI, Fla. — The classic cars lined up against an empty, vintage gas station along a busy street in North Miami attract visitors to a much larger space right behi...
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Where will 2014 take travelers?Dec 29, 2013 5:00 am - NEW YORK — The Olympics, the World Cup and commemorations of World War I, D-Day and the fall of the Berlin Wall are some of the events that will spotlight destinations l...