Travel
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Restless volcano may upset Europe for monthsApr 24, 2010 11:00 pm - AMSTERDAM -- Even as Europe's dormant airports sputter back to life, prudent travelers should ask: What if it happens again? Because it might. Over and over again, for w...
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Grand Canyon National Park offers bikes for rentApr 24, 2010 11:00 pm - GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. -- A bicycle rental program has been added at Grand Canyon National Park. Visitors will be able to rent bicycles starting May 1 from th...
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Family trip to Yellowstone filled with geysers, nature and wildlifeApr 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Bison and elk and campfires and fishing. And oh, that smell ... that unmistakable sulfur smell of geothermal activity. Ask my sons what they remember about our summer tr...
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Stratosphere jump opens to daredevils in Las VegasApr 24, 2010 11:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- Visitors to the Stratosphere tower in Las Vegas no longer need an elevator to get down from Sin City's highest building. A new ride is giving daredevils a c...
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Learn about Chicago Chinatown's rich historyApr 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Chicago A slow walk to China How many times have you told yourself you wanted to rediscover Chicago's Chinatown? Learn about Chinatown's rich history, culture and archit...
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Hotels in Bangkok sending tourists packingApr 24, 2010 11:00 pm - BANGKOK -- Thailand's bloody political crisis has been scaring away tourists for weeks but took a new turn this week when some of the capital's finest hotels sent guests...
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Freedom Ride anniversary to be Mississippi tourist drawApr 17, 2010 11:00 pm - JACKSON, Miss. -- Next year's commemoration of the 1961 Freedom Rides is expected to dwarf any other tourism event that Mississippi has ever seen, organizers of the nati...
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King Tut's treasures coming to Seattle May 2012Apr 17, 2010 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- The treasures of Egypt's boy pharoah are returning to Seattle. An exhibit of artifacts from King Tutankhamun's tomb opens at the Pacific Science Center in 201...
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MagiQuest, Enchanted Castle cast a magical spellApr 17, 2010 11:00 pm - The Wizarding World of Harry Potter opens at Universal Orlando Resort this spring, but you don't need to make a trip to Florida to have some magic-themed fun. It seems t...
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Palmer House country's longest continuously operating hotelApr 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Chicago Potter Palmer's masterpiece Did you know that the country's longest continuously operating hotel is right here in Chicago? With its $170 million restoration com...