Travel
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Charming Southern cities: Savannah and CharlestonOct 27, 2013 6:00 am - SAVANNAH, Ga. — In “Gone With the Wind,” Scarlett O'Hara, comparing Savannah and Charleston to the much younger city of Atlanta, called the older locales “aged grandmoth...
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On the road: Chicago's MCA offers First Friday hip-hopOct 26, 2013 6:00 am - Chicago Boo with a view Add the fear of heights to your Halloween list of spooks when you take the kids to trick-or-treat 1,000 feet up. On Halloween, children...
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Mayoral politics threaten NYC horse-carriage ridesOct 25, 2013 9:27 am - NEW YORK — Horse-drawn carriage rides through the streets of New York — an experience nearly as old as the city itself — could be clip-clopping to a halt. Animal activis...
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Largest signed baseball collection on displayOct 25, 2013 6:00 am - ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — New York Yankees legend Mickey Mantle signed a baseball for Dennis Schrader in 1956, when Schrader was a 9-year-old boy attending a spring trainin...
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Stranded at O’Hare? Need a massage? No problemOct 24, 2013 7:31 am - CHICAGO — Air travelers might actually want to get stranded at O’Hare International Airport now that the Chicago airport has its first spa. The international terminal’s ...
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A new idea for space tourism: Balloon over rocketOct 24, 2013 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — The latest space tourism venture depends more on hot air than rocket science. World View Enterprises announced plans Tuesday to send people up in a capsule,...
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5 free things in San Diego, beyond surf and sandOct 24, 2013 6:00 am - SAN DIEGO — The home of SeaWorld and a world-famous zoo offers plenty of cash-burning attractions, but San Diego also has awe-inspiring sites that are as free as the sea...
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Smithsonian opens 1st exhibit on art of yogaOct 23, 2013 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — Yoga is moving from the studio mat to the museum gallery. The Smithsonian Institution has organized what curators believe is the first exhibition about the...
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Twin Cities museum showcases Somali art, cultureOct 22, 2013 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS — A new museum showcasing Somali art and culture is now open in the Twin Cities. The Somali Artifact and Cultural Museum opened Saturday and features paintin...
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Public tours of White House to resume Nov. 5Oct 21, 2013 11:20 am - WASHINGTON — Public tours of the White House, canceled earlier this year because of budget cuts, are resuming next month on a limited basis. The self-guided tours of the...