Travel
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MSI's new 'Science Storms' explores nature's fury, beautyMar 22, 2010 11:00 pm - It's easy to be wowed by the Museum of Science and Industry's new permanent exhibit, "Science Storms." A first look into the space reveals a towering 40-foot tornado, ra...
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Smithsonian opens $21 million human evolution hallMar 20, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History is opening a new permanent exhibit exploring human evolution over 6 million years. The nearly $21 mill...
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Traveling Harry Potter exhibit to stop at Vernon Area Public LibraryMar 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Freebie There's something about Harry The Vernon Area Public Library District hosts the traveling Harry Potter exhibit "Harry Potter's World: Renaissance, Science, Magi...
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Egg-Stravaganza, candy grab set for Soldier FieldMar 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Chicago Put all your eggs in one basket Just tell the kids they're going to the largest free candy grab in the Midwest and it takes place on the field at Soldier Field a...
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Tiny bottles a big change at Napa Valley wineryMar 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Thousands of people visit the Domaine Carneros Winery each year. Now, the Napa, Calif. winery hopes to extend the experience with new, sample-sized bottle kits that aim ...
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First work finished on historic South Carolina attractionMar 20, 2010 11:00 pm - CHARLESTON, S.C. -- The first phase is complete on a $5 million facelift for Charleston's open air city market, one of the most popular tourist attractions in South Caro...
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Hemingway's Key West house named literary landmarkMar 20, 2010 11:00 pm - KEY WEST, Florida -- Ernest Hemingway's Key West home, where the American author lived in the 1930s, has been designated a literary landmark. Hemingway, who lived in the...
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Plan an adventure at the Travel & Adventure Show in Des PlainesMar 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Chicago Around the world in two days What's your pleasure: a safari, a volunteer vacation, a soft adventure, cycling, a culinary tour or family travel? Chart a major adv...
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Blount's famed covered bridges for viewing onlyMar 13, 2010 10:00 pm - ONEONTA, Ala. -- Blount County boasts of being "The Covered Bridge Capital of Alabama." Oneonta holds a Covered Bridge Festival in the fall and markets itself to tourist...
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Aussie cabbie to take tourists on 4,000-mile driveMar 13, 2010 10:00 pm - PERTH, Australia -- A Western Australian taxi driver named the state's favorite cabbie in an online contest has won the right to take 22 passengers on a 4,000-mile ride...