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Travel Features - AP
Smokies pancake restaurant celebrating 50 years
(AP)
9 Mar 2010 at 2:46pm
AP - With the majesty of the Smoky Mountains as a backdrop, the Pancake Pantry in Gatlinburg has been serving locals and visitors alike for 50 years.
Indonesian villages cashing in on 'hobbit' craze
(AP)
8 Mar 2010 at 4:50am
AP - I started hearing the offers soon after arriving at the Liang Bua cave in the mountains of Flores island.
Ground zero hotel wants to attract 9/11 tourists
(AP)
8 Mar 2010 at 4:44am
AP - Looking down into the construction site covering the 16 acres where the World Trade Center once stood, some might see a place shadowed by death.
Info on the go for travelers without smart phones
(AP)
4 Mar 2010 at 11:39am
AP - Here is how my in-laws use the Internet to get a hotel room when they're traveling the 650 miles between their home in Canada and their cabin in Idaho: They call us from the road, and we book the room online for them.
Slugger Museum offers glimpse into baseball's past
(AP)
3 Mar 2010 at 6:34am
AP - Grabbing a bat once swung by Johnny Bench brought a rush of cherished memories for James Montgomery during a visit to the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory — where baseball memorabilia mixes with a close-up look at how the famed bats are crafted.
Mexico's spring break king rebounds
(AP)
3 Mar 2010 at 9:37am
AP - Mexico's spring break king — Cancun — is rebounding quickly from last year's triple blow to its tourism industry caused by the country's swine flu epidemic, drug violence and a global economic crisis.
South Africa marks 100 days to World Cup
(AP)
3 Mar 2010 at 8:44am
AP - With 100 days to go before the World Cup, jackhammers shuddered and bulldozers rumbled Tuesday as workers wearing "Proud to be building Soccer City for 2010" buttons readied South Africa's main stadium.
Dublin's Docklands showcase a new, hip quarter
(AP)
1 Mar 2010 at 6:09am
AP - There is arguably no place more central to Ireland's capital than the River Liffey, snaking its way through the city and dividing Dublin into north and south sides before emptying into the Irish Sea at the city's edge.
After Vancouver, now it's Russia's turn in 2014
(AP)
1 Mar 2010 at 8:30am
AP - From the Pacific coast to the shores of the Black Sea. From the peaks of western Canada to the Caucasus mountains of southern Russia. From gleaming North American skyline to palm-fringed resort in the former Soviet Union.
Whale trainer's death jars safe world of adventure
(AP)
1 Mar 2010 at 8:27am
AP - It is billed as a leisurely boat tour. The shark surfaces, its fin slicing through the water.
Easy to find LA celeb hangouts during Oscar season
(AP)
23 Feb 2010 at 9:43am
AP - Look, there's Oscar winner Warren Beatty at the Beverly Hills Hotel, lounging in a restaurant booth. Or Drew Barrymore huffing it up a trail in the Hollywood Hills.
Panhandle's spring break beach wants new image
(AP)
24 Feb 2010 at 1:48pm
AP - The few beach walkers, surfers and sidewalk shoppers who ventured out on a recent chilly afternoon created a very different scene from the craziness that will soon crank up here as temperatures climb and students descend on this spring break paradise.
Family beach offers ways to save bucks on vacation
(AP)
25 Feb 2010 at 6:51am
AP - Myrtle Beach has a reputation as a family beach — a workingman's destination where a week of sun and fun with the kids won't break the bank.
Visitor center opens at NY's African Burial Ground
(AP)
27 Feb 2010 at 5:23pm
AP - About 15,000 African slaves and their descendants were once unceremoniously buried under what is today Manhattan — and forgotten.
Detroit art museum opening Islamic gallery
(AP)
26 Feb 2010 at 11:04am
AP - In the heart of the largest concentration of Muslims in the U.S., the Detroit Institute of Arts this weekend is opening a new permanent gallery of Islamic art showcasing exhibits including a rare 15th-century Quran of a Mongol conqueror.
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