Travel
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On the road: Goin' to Graceland, cemetery that isOct 05, 2013 6:00 am - Chicago Undertake a cemetery tour It's the most wonderful time of the year — to scour a cemetery, that is, and Chicago boasts one of the country's legendary Vi...
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From 3D Sabbath to real ‘Purge,’ new ways to scareOct 05, 2013 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Ozzy Osbourne can’t help himself. While on a behind-the-scenes trek through a Universal Studios Hollywood attraction based on the recently released Black S...
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Oh, the places you can't go during federal shutdownOct 04, 2013 6:00 am - “We're supposed to be camping in Yosemite this weekend,” complained my daughter, who has been laying out sleeping bags and cooking gear for the past two weeks. “Now it l...
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One Chicago woman’s vacation in a closed national parkOct 03, 2013 9:02 am - YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Everybody gathers around Joe, the guy who seems to have all the answers. Only he doesn’t. He’s worked in Yosemite National Park for abou...
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5 free things to do in AlbuquerqueOct 03, 2013 6:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Really, it’s not that hard to spell. Just remember, there are three Us and a couple of Qs. Albuquerque, New Mexico’s largest city, has a history tha...
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Wisconsin Dells: Beyond the waterparksOct 02, 2013 1:00 pm - Wisconsin Dells is so much more than a waterpark wonderland. Visitors who want to explore the great outdoors in addition to (or instead of) the great indoor waterparks w...
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7 uses for Ziplocs and 94 more tips to make traveling with kids easierOct 02, 2013 12:00 pm - Don’t forget the Ziploc bags when traveling with kids. They can be used for packing everything a kid needs to get ready for the day — from socks and underwear to shorts,...
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Rafters hold out hope for launch on Colorado RiverOct 02, 2013 9:49 am - FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Tuesday was rigging day. The day that two groups of people from across the country would be in Arizona inflating rafts to launch on the Colorado River...
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Go for the food: S.C. island offers change of paceOct 02, 2013 6:00 am - SULLIVANS ISLAND, S.C. — While nearby Charleston, S.C., is famous for dozens of fine restaurants, for a change of pace try the restaurant district on nearby Sullivans Is...
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Exhibit honoring Comanche Code Talkers opens in Okla.Oct 01, 2013 6:00 am - LAWTON, Okla. — Personal photographs, military uniforms and a Nazi flag captured during World War II are some of the items on display in a new exhibit honoring 17 member...