Travel
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100th running of the Indy 500: Museum, tours and Main StreetMay 13, 2016 6:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS - It's a big year for a big race. Sunday, May 29, will mark the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500, which claims to be the largest single-day sporting ev...
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Interactive digital walls offer art and info in hotel lobbyMay 13, 2016 5:10 am - NEW YORK - Walk down a hallway in the new Renaissance NY Midtown hotel and the walls come alive. On one side, there's an interactive digital tapestry of images and sound...
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Cedar Point debuts newest record-breaking roller coasterMay 08, 2016 11:00 pm - SANDUSKY, Ohio - The "roller coaster capital of the world" has debuted its newest addition. Cedar Point, in Sandusky, Ohio, is home to the new roller coaster that opened...
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Midwest travel: Monthly ACTIVATE pop-ups return to ChicagoMay 07, 2016 7:22 am - Chicago Get this arty started Kids who grow up in the city of Chicago are familiar with playing in the alley, so as adults they might like to attend the first monthly AC...
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A seasoned tour guide's guide to tour etiquetteMay 06, 2016 6:00 am - The kind of tourist you are determines the kind of tour you get, but unfortunately, I have learned, sometimes good people are bad tourists. In my 2 ½ years leading bicyc...
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Taking in London's punk scene, 40 years laterMay 05, 2016 5:15 am - LONDON - The Sex Pistols and The Clash led the British punk rock revolution in the steamy summer of 1976. London is marking 40 years since that summer with a series of e...
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Stratford-upon-Avon marks 400 years since Shakespeare diedMay 03, 2016 5:58 am - STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, England - "All the world's a stage," wrote William Shakespeare, who died 400 years ago. But he played out much of his life in one small English mark...
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Midwest travel: Chicago's Adler brings stargazing to you with 'Scopes in the CityApr 29, 2016 11:00 pm - Chicago Sky riders Adler Planetarium astronomers and educators bring the universe to various Chicago locales with its 'Scopes in the City program. Free sky-wat...
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Great American Eclipse draws tourists to path of totalityApr 28, 2016 6:00 am - CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Where's the best place to watch next year's eclipse? If you're thinking the grand open spaces of Wyoming, you have plenty of company. Hotel rooms across...
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Constable: No Arrieta fans in Spanish town of ArrietaApr 28, 2016 5:23 am - Since everything started clicking for him last summer, Cubs ace Jake Arrieta continues to rack up eye-popping statistics that separate him from the rest of the pitchers ...