Travel
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Zip lines add a thrill to vacationOct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - LANSING, W.Va. -- Many visitors to the New River Gorge typically get acquainted with the area by battling white water on the New and Gauley rivers, climbing rock faces ...
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Hotel packages for HalloweenOct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Chicago's dana hotel and spa with its Vertigo Sky Lounge create an Alfred Hitchcock-themed Tower of Terror this Hallows Eve. The weekend-long series of events re-creates...
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Catering to dogs becomes a pet project for hotelOct 22, 2010 11:00 pm - The director of pet relations at the Muse hotel near Times Square was plum tired after working an extra-long shift one recent Friday. She had staffed the front desk for ...
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Digging into 'Gold' exhibitOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Discover the beauty, scientific value and power of gold in the new “Gold exhibit at the Field Museum. There will be an array of gold objects, nuggets, coins from shipwre...
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Discovering Virginia's wildlifeOct 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Imagine Northern Virginia before suburban sprawl: Carolina Parakeets and Passenger Pigeons clouded the skies, mountain lions and wolves prowled the woods, and even elk a...
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Camping without the fussOct 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Sitting around the crackling fire in a Hudson Valley campsite, I proudly surveyed my forested domain from the throne of a canvas chair. My tent was perfectly assembled a...
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On the lookout for whalesOct 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Cara Pekarcik, our Boston Harbor Cruises tour guide, had warned us. “It will get quite windy out there,” she'd said over the loudspeaker. That was an understatement. I'd...
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A new view of first presidentOct 14, 2010 11:00 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. There's the George Washington made famous in the Gilbert Stuart portrait found in many elementary schools and, in engraved fashion, on the $1-dollar bill:...
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Free 'Fall Adventure Day' in ChicagoOct 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Enjoy the world-class city in your backyard and celebrate the great outdoors at the same time at Fall Adventure Day, a free day of family fun. The Chicago Park District ...
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Out to scare you: Haunted attractions, theme parksOct 02, 2010 11:00 pm - If you're too old for trick-or-treating but still love getting spooked on Halloween, it's time to trade in the superhero costume for a ticket to a haunted house or theme...