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Native American items get new home
Sunday, July 20, 2008
The Museum of Native American Artifacts has reopened in a new location in Bentonville. Full story »
Web site aims to help disabled park visitors
Sunday, July 20, 2008
The National Park Service has launched a Web site for visitors with disabilities and other special needs to help them find accessible trails, programs and activities at national parks. Full story »
'Idiot's Guide' helps to plan 'staycations'
Sunday, July 20, 2008
If you're joining the "staycation" craze this summer by taking your precious vacation days at home, you might find inspiration in "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Backyard Adventures." Full story »
An influx of visitors to India
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Keith Lotman went to New Delhi on a two-week business trip, but a quick day of sightseeing in India's capital city left him enthralled and ready to see more of the country. Full story »
Travel advisories: July 20
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Taking The Kids: More destination weddings being geared to include families
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Four-year-old Grace Layman, decked out in full frilly flower girl regalia, excitedly led her smiling surprise guest to the separate kids' party she was hosting at her dad's wedding reception. Mickey Mouse wowed everyone — grown-ups, too. Full story »
Resourceful traveler: July 20
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Tulsa's art deco past worth a long look
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Think art deco architecture, and what places pop into your head? New York. Miami Beach. Los Angeles. Tulsa. Tulsa? Definitely yes, says Preservation magazine, which profiles the city's deco style in a cover story for its July/August issue. Full story »
Resourceful traveler: July 13
Sunday, July 13, 2008
China dresses for Olympics visitors, but old ways still evident
Sunday, July 13, 2008
We'd been in Beijing all of 45 minutes when a couple we'd met on the plane asked if we wanted to go to this famous flea market they'd read about. You bet. All I'd seen so far on this 23-hour trip were the insides of the LAX, Shanghai and Beijing airports. Full story »
Travel advisories: July 13
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Second Ground Zero Blues Club to open
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Actor Morgan Freeman is opening his second blues club in Mississippi. Full story »
Legoland Discovery Center to open July 31
Sunday, July 13, 2008
A Legoland Discovery Center is opening in the Chicago suburb of Schaumburg at the Streets of Woodfield shopping center. Full story »
Ancient redwood groves offer respite from urban life
Sunday, July 13, 2008
If you want perspective to smack you up the side of the head, go to the redwoods. No, smack isn't the right word. The trees that seem to rocket out of sight don't offer a rude awakening, but a gentle, beautiful reminder. Life is shorter than you imagine. Mountains may be forever. But redwoods are alive. They grow, they live, they die — it just might take a thousand years or so. Full story »
Denali National Park opens visitor center
Sunday, July 13, 2008
The new Eielson Visitor Center opened in June in Denali National Park on Denali Park Road, 66 miles from the park entrance. Full story »
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