Travel
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Facelift planned for Memphis civil rights museumJan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - MEMPHIS, Tennessee -- The sign on the public bus from Montgomery, Alabama, invites you to take a seat near the statue of Rosa Parks. No sooner do you sit on the hard, be...
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Get moving to visit Washington's Enchantment LakesJan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - LEAVENWORTH, Washington -- Midwinter is a fine time to daydream about summer backpacking, but if you want to stay at Washington's Enchantment Lakes -- it seems that much...
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New York's other Chinatown: Flushing, QueensJan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- For many visitors to New York, a trip to Chinatown means heading to Lower Manhattan. The city has another Chinatown in the Flushing district of Queens boroug...
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Celebrate Martin Luther King day with Chicago SinfoniettaJan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Chicago Listen to the dream unfold Mark the Martin Luther King holiday with the Chicago Sinfonietta, the nation's most diverse orchestra, and its rousing annual tribute ...
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Brookfield Zoo's new Wilderness exhibit will give bears room to roamJan 11, 2010 10:00 pm - When the new Great Bear Wilderness exhibit at Brookfield Zoo opens May 8, keepers expect the bears to make a mess. The three new 9,000-square-foot habitats, which will ...
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Morton Arboretum offers lecture on urban squirrelsJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Chicago Snow and sleet and dead of night Schlepping back home from downtown Chicago in the dead of winter just got a lot easier thanks to Kokua Hospitality Inc. and its ...
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Elvis fans mark 75th birthday at his beginningJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - TUPELO, Mississippi -- The simple white shotgun shack where Elvis Presley was born is so tiny it could easily fit inside a single room in the opulent Graceland mansion w...
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Hands-on sausage class covers stuffing to smokingJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Freebie Sausage-making demo Experience sausage making from start to finish in the hands-on "Stuffin' and Smokin'" program at Kline Creek Farm. Learn how 1890s farm famil...
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Review: Local advice from PocketSherpa iPhone appJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - On the road, nothing really beats a good tip from a local on where to get the best food, catch a jazz show, or how to score tickets at a popular venue. Guide books invar...
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Colorado gives free trips to 3 "snow virgins"Jan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - DENVER -- Three people who have never experienced snow before are about to get their chance. The Colorado Tourism Office on Friday announced the winners of its "Snow at...