Travel
Published on February 24, 2016 - Page 8
OKLAHOMA CITY —Hilton Hotels apologized Tuesday after Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving said he was bitten by bed bugs during a weekend stay in...
Published on February 18, 2016 - Page 19
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. —The waterfront South Florida mansion gangster Al Capone bought as a family retreat in 1928 is being restored to its Prohibition-...
Published on February 7, 2016 - Page 23
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Travelers along historic Route 66 from Chicago to Los Angeles have no problem finding their fix of fake American Indian jewelry...
Published on January 9, 2016 - Page 19
HONOLULU — Honolulu is a bustling metropolis with great restaurants just minutes from rain forest hiking trails and snorkeling spots. The state of...
Published on January 6, 2016 - Page 14
AP Travel Editor NEW YORK — Gilt.com, the shopping site for clothing and accessories, has launched a new site for travel, GiltTravel.com....
Published on December 26, 2015 - Page 19
HOUSTON (AP) — Buffalo Bayou has been abused almost from the moment the Allen brothers came ashore in 1836. Cypresses that helped secure the banks...
Published on December 24, 2015 - Page 5
BEIJING (AP) — China’s tourism authority is naming and shaming another five tourists for bad behavior and says it is working with airlines on a...
Published on December 16, 2015 - Page 6
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) —American Indians across the Western U.S. are challenging moves by federal wildlife officials to lift protections for grizzly...
Published on November 28, 2015 - Page 23
ATLANTA — A new museum focusing on international fashion has opened in Atlanta. The first exhibition at SCAD FASH features more than 80 Oscar de la...
Published on November 14, 2015 - Page 19
FLANDREAU, S.D. — The Santee Sioux is opening the nation’s first marijuana resort on its reservation in South Dakota. The experiment could offer a...
Published on November 10, 2015 - Page 12
NEW YORK (AP) — New York and other cities are preparing for their annual Christmas tree-lightings. A towering Norway spruce from New York’s Hudson...
Published on October 31, 2015 - Page 23
DENALI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska — When summer travel winds down at Denali National Park and Preserve, the season that sees the vast...
Published on October 20, 2015 - Page 18
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Paleontologists have discovered a cliff-side in Utah brimming with fossils that offers a rare glimpse of desert life in western...
Published on October 17, 2015 - Page 19
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Erie Canal was an engineering marvel when it opened in 1825, linking the Hudson River to the Great Lakes and humming with commerce...
Published on October 4, 2015 - Page 23
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Did you know that Marie Curie, the discoverer of radium and two-time winner of the Nobel Prize, designed mobile X-ray...
Published on October 3, 2015 - Page 23
SECO, Ky. — Mines built this company town. Jack and Sandra Looney hope vines —the wine grapes growing on a former strip mine in the hills above —...
Published on September 19, 2015 - Page 23
NEW YORK — The sneaker is a force in fashion, music and sports, but where did it all begin? With the rubber tree, of course, and that’s where senior...
Published on September 5, 2015 - Page 27
LAS VEGAS — Remember when a visit to Las Vegas was all about gambling? Massive, windowless casinos with air-conditioning and free drinks kept guests...
Published on August 29, 2015 - Page 4
MEXICO CITY — Illegal logging more than tripled in the monarch butterfly’s wintering grounds In central Mexico, reversing several years of steady...
Published on August 26, 2015 - Page 6
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —The Napa Valley Wine Train issued an apology Tuesday to a book club that includes mostly black women who said they were booted...
Published on August 22, 2015 - Page 23
TANGIER ISLAND, Va. (AP) — Just a dozen miles and a 90-minute ferry ride separate the dot of land in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay from Virginia’s...
Published on August 21, 2015 - Page 11
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Just blocks away from the bustling heart of this city, a community of monks offers a silent escape from it. The Society of...
Published on August 14, 2015 - Page 9
NEW YORK (AP) — The musical based on Woody Allen’s crime caper “Bullets Over Broadway” is going far from Broadway. A national tour of the Tony-...
Published on August 8, 2015 - Page 4
BUDAPEST, Hungary —Nearly tilted out of existence by the tax authorities, Hungary’s Pinball Museum was relaunched this week after a court ruling...
Published on July 25, 2015 - Page 23
WINTERSET, Iowa — Like many rural communities, the central Iowa city of Winterset has an idyllic town square, variety stores and a historic movie...
Published on July 11, 2015 - Page 19
AP Travel Editor ASHEVILLE, N.C. —Many cities have transformed their old industrial zones into attractive neighborhoods for recreation, shopping and...
Published on July 4, 2015 - Page 4
NEW YORK (AP) — Lady Liberty is getting some new lights. The National Park Service on Thursday announced that a new lighting system, using light-...
Published on July 4, 2015 - Page 11
NEW YORK — Newlyweds Valasia Limnioti and Konstantinos Patronis’ long-planned “dream trip” to the U.S. ended in New York City, where their three-week...
Published on June 30, 2015 - Page 11
NEW YORK — Packed planes. Less legroom. Fewer frequent flier miles. Is that all summer travelers can look forward to? Thankfully, no. Amid the...
Published on June 27, 2015 - Page 19
SHARPSBURG, Md. —Unimaginable violence once raged across the landscape of Antietam. Now, the sweeping hills and meadows whisper peace. So consuming...