Travel
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Centennial of U.S. entrance into WWI lures visitors to museumApr 07, 2017 6:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Crossing a glass walkway that spans a field of 9,000 poppies, visitors to the official U.S. memorial to World War I are transported to a time when tan...
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River cruises open doors in Eastern EuropeApr 04, 2017 6:00 am - Ten of us sat around a kitchen table in a tidy home in eastern Croatia. Over cake and coffee, our hostess answered questions about life in villages still reeling from th...
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Midwest travel: Hunt for 10,000 eggs at inaugural Great Chicago Egg HuntApr 01, 2017 7:00 am - Chicago Put your eggs in one basket More than 10,000 candy-filled eggs will have kids scrambling for prizes during the first Great Chicago Egg Hunt, presented by Medieva...
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Niagara Falls' Maid of the Mist boats planning early launch
Mar 27, 2017 7:00 am - NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - The Maid of the Mist tour boats at Niagara Falls are being readied for their earliest launch ever. The famed boats that bring passengers from the N...
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Midwest travel: Sample goodies on the Gold Coast, arts fest in IowaMar 25, 2017 7:00 am - Chicago Gold nuggets The eighth annual Taste of the Gold Coast brings the opportunity to sample innovative bites from some of the neighborhood's renowned restaurants. Ea...
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Midwest travel: Chicago Improv Fest brings the funny to Windy CityMar 18, 2017 7:00 am - Chicago A guy walks into a bar … Between the moody weather and muddy politics, it's no wonder improvisational comedy got its start in Chicago. It all comes together duri...
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Tap into the youthful vibe in Columbus, OhioMar 14, 2017 6:00 am - You might think of Columbus, Ohio, as just another boring seat of state government, as uninteresting and flat as its capitol without a dome. You would be wrong. Columb...
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Midwest travel: Seesaw by the lake at Navy Pier's new ImpulseMar 11, 2017 6:26 am - Chicago A question of balance Navy Pier presents Impulse, an interactive public art installation featuring illuminated seesaws, in its front yard, Polk Bros Park. The in...
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A chat with the man who took over Lonely Planet at age 24Mar 10, 2017 5:00 am - NEW YORK - Daniel Houghton was just 24 years old when he became CEO of Lonely Planet in 2013. Since then, he's restructured the company, expanded its digital presence an...
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Forbidden Forest: Spooky new 'Harry Potter' exhibit to openMar 10, 2017 5:00 am - LEAVESDEN, England - The wizarding world held a reunion of sorts Wednesday as some veterans of the blockbuster "Harry Potter" film series gathered at the site just north...