Travel

Published on June 13, 2017 - Page 19
PARIS — What could possibly go wrong? I was 400 feet up on the Eiffel Tower, with Paris spread out in all its glory in miniature beneath me. And it...
Published on June 5, 2017 - Page 9
LIVERPOOL, England — It was 50 years ago that Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. The band is long gone, but the music of The Beatles still...
Published on June 3, 2017 - Page 10
GETTYSBURG — Road trip season is here. Does that fill you with memories of painful car trips stuck between siblings in the backseat? Or do you relish...
Published on May 30, 2017 - Page 7
DALLAS (AP) — If you’re planning a big vacation trip this summer, you’re going to have lots of company. By air or car, traveler numbers are expected...
Published on May 20, 2017 - Page 8
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —They were just a bunch of old business records belonging to New Mexico’s oldest and largest sign-making shop, the last of the...
Published on May 20, 2017 - Page 12
AP Travel Editor PITTSBURGH — If you’re planning a trip to Pittsburgh, you’ll need to learn a few things. Yinz is local for y’all. Carnegie is...
Published on May 14, 2017 - Page 16
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It’s no dice for gambling casinos in the tourist mecca of Miami Beach. The city’s commission voted unanimously Friday for...
Published on May 14, 2017 - Page 16
FORTY MILE DESERT, Nev. (AP) —Of all the things you can do legally in Nevada but not most other places, driving 80 mph hasn’t been one of them. That...
Published on May 5, 2017 - Page 5
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus first wowed audiences in the 19th century. For the iconic American...
Published on April 23, 2017 - Page 27
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With muskets polished, flags aloft and one very commanding tent in place, Philadelphia’s Museum of the American Revolution is at...
Published on April 23, 2017 - Page 27
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With muskets polished, flags aloft and one very commanding tent in place, Philadelphia’s Museum of the American Revolution is at...
Published on April 23, 2017 - Page 27
MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: 101 S. Third St., Philadelphia; https:// www.amrevmuseum.org or 877-740-1776. Daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Adults, $19;...
Published on April 12, 2017 - Page 4
CHICAGO (AP) — After people were horrified by video of a passenger getting dragged off a full United Express flight by airport police, the head of...
Published on March 5, 2017 - Page 23
AP Travel Editor PITTSBURGH — Fans of “Fences” may be disappointed the film won just one of its four Oscar nominations. But a pilgrimage to...
Published on March 5, 2017 - Page 28
LOS ANGELES (AP) —Angels Flight, L.A.’s beloved little railroad, had its cameo in the hit musical “La La Land” and now it’s almost ready for its...
Published on January 29, 2017 - Page 8
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Protesters rallied Saturday in Barcelona over what they considered an out-of-control tourism boom that has damaged their...
Published on January 28, 2017 - Page 24
MIAMI (AP) — Historic preservation groups announced a partnership Friday with city officials to save Miami’s Little Havana, bidding to safeguard its...
Published on January 10, 2017 - Page 18
DENVER (AP) — Electrical problems caused a chairlift at a small Colorado ski resort to hit a support tower and topple a Texas woman about 25 feet to...
Published on January 7, 2017 - Page 8
LAS VEGAS — High technology is taking to the high seas. Cruise ships are being outfitted with sensors and trackers, all to help crew members better...
Published on January 1, 2017 - Page 6
FAYSTON, Vt. (AP) — Northeastern ski areas are reveling in a rarity — powder — after a nor’easter dumped 2 feet of snow in parts of Maine and lesser...
Published on December 30, 2016 - Page 7
NEW YORK (AP) — That glittering ball in Times Square may be the best-known object dropping on New Year’s Eve, but it’s by no means the weirdest....
Published on December 29, 2016 - Page 13
AP Travel Editor The travel guidebook publisher Lonely Planet has picked Asheville, North Carolina, as its top U.S. destination for 2017, despite a...
Published on December 27, 2016 - Page 18
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Servers and dealers on the Las Vegas Strip say they’re worried that as more foreign visitors hit the restaurants and casinos, they’...
Published on December 12, 2016 - Page 12
CHICAGO (AP) — An architect wants to install four giant pig balloons to cover up the Trump name on the side of the president-elect’s Chicago hotel....
Published on November 27, 2016 - Page 23
LAS VEGAS — Popular Frank Sinatra tunes in Las Vegas hotel lobbies have been replaced by the likes of Sia and Rihanna. The final tower of the famed...
Published on November 26, 2016 - Page 8
HONG KONG (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. and Hong Kong are launching a $1.4 billion expansion of the Disneyland resort that includes the company’s first...
Published on November 21, 2016 - Page 5
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Among Donald Trump’s many promises on his way to the White House was a tweeted vow to change the new name of North America’s...
Published on November 17, 2016 - Page 6
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — People hoping to stay in Casper for next year’s Wyoming Eclipse Festival may be out of luck as hotel rooms are essentially sold...
Published on October 8, 2016 - Page 13
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — Federal government sharpshooters will target hundreds of white-tailed deer at two Civil War battlefields in Maryland this...
Published on September 23, 2016 - Page 16
LONDON (AP) — A suburban house that starred on-screen as Harry Potter’s childhood home is on the market — complete with a cupboard under the stairs...