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    With its mild year-round climate, Virginia Beach is a popular getaway every season of the year.
    With its mild year-round climate, Virginia Beach is a popular getaway every season of the year.

  • Albuquerque's past melds like a big pot of chili, flavored by millennia of Native American culture, Spanish conquistadors & artists who came here for inspiration.

  • The hometown of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara has come a long way since the Civil War era.
    The hometown of Rhett Butler and Scarlett O'Hara has come a long way since the Civil War era.

  • Austin prides itself on giving all comers a warm welcome: punks and honky-tonkers, environmentalists and SUV drivers, cowboy boots and Birkenstocks

  • Baltimore, aka Charm City, celebrates in its historic sites, its endless array of parties and festivals, and its grand museums and neighborhood shops.

  • Boston offers residents and visitors an irresistible blend of past, present, and future.

  • The Old South still thrives in Charleston: stately homes, courtly manners, gracious hospitality, and, above all, gentle dignity are facts of everyday life in this old city.

  • The quintessential American city, Chicago offers world-class culture with zero attitude.
    The quintessential American city, Chicago offers world-class culture with zero attitude.

  • Dallas has come to symbolize the kind of place where larger-than-life characters live out the American dream, making everything seem bigger and better in Big D.

  • It's no accident that Denver is called "the Mile High City": When you climb up to the State Capitol, you're 5,280 feet above sea level.

  • Fort Lauderdale, with its well-known strip of beaches, restaurants, bars and shops, has undergone a major transformation. Once infamous for the annual spring break mayhem, the Florida city now attracts a more affluent, better behaved crowd.

  • Whether you choose the accessibility of the South Rim or the wild solitude of the North Rim (open May to October), the seventh natural wonder is just that -- wonderful.

  • The Big Island of Hawaii -- which lends its name to the entire Hawaiian archipelago -- is where Mother Nature pulled out all the stops. Simply put, it's spectacular.

  • One of America's great resort meccas, Hilton Head is surrounded by the Low Country, where much of the romance, beauty, and graciousness of the Old South survives.

  • Everything's bigger in Texas, and Houston is no exception: it's the biggest city of them all.

  • Jacksonville is full of new hotels, restaurants, and attractions, plus it offers 20 miles of Atlantic Ocean beaches and an abundance of state parks to roam.

  • On any list of the world's most spectacular islands, Kauai ranks right up there with Bora Bora, Huahine and Rarotonga.

  • If you're looking for a party, you'll find it in Key West. More than any other island, this is the land of the eternal vacation, where no one wears a watch or tie and the phrase "hasta mañana" could have been invented.

  • Lake Tahoe is an American treasure. It's stunningly beautiful, the air is crisp and clear, and the sun shines 80% of the time. And that's not to mention the captivating lake itself.

  • As often as you have seen it on TV or in a movie, nothing can prepare you for your first sight of Las Vegas.
    As often as you have seen it on TV or in a movie, nothing can prepare you for your first sight of Las Vegas.

  • L.A. may never have the sophisticated style of Paris or the historical riches of Rome, but it does lay claim to the most entertaining city in the U.S., if not the world.
    L.A. may never have the sophisticated style of Paris or the historical riches of Rome, but it does lay claim to the most entertaining city in the U.S., if not the world.

  • New England sea captains' houses, ice cream shops, lighthouses and pristine beaches ... Martha's Vineyard is a picturesque island indeed.
    New England sea captains' houses, ice cream shops, lighthouses and pristine beaches ... Martha's Vineyard is a picturesque island indeed.

  • Like the Mississippi River, Memphis is constantly evolving and changing. It is the city of Elvis Presley's Graceland, but it's also the birthplace of blues, rock 'n' roll and soul.

  • Sunny Florida skies, a buzzing nightlife and the insistent rhythm of Cuban culture have electrified this sultry polyglot of a city fronting the Atlantic Ocean.

  • Minneapolis & St. Paul are more likely associated with arts than farming; they are home to terrific museums and one of the finest theater and arts communities in the nation.

  • Myrtle Beach is an ideal base for a Grand Strand vacation. As the largest beach resort in the area, it has the most facilities, entertainment, and restaurants.

  • California's Napa and Sonoma valleys are two of the most famous wine-growing regions in the world, and are also the ultimate retreat for wine and food lovers and romantics.

  • Nashville may be the capital of Tennessee, but it's better known as Music City USA, the country music Mecca. Yet it is so much more to discover once you get there.

  • New Orleans should come with a warning label. Not about hurricanes, but about the city's seductive powers.
    New Orleans should come with a warning label. Not about hurricanes, but about the city's seductive powers.

  • Iconic, hip, trendsetting and ever-changing, New York City lives up to its superlatives.
    Iconic, hip, trendsetting and ever-changing, New York City lives up to its superlatives.

  • Wealthy industrialists, railroad tycoons, and robber barons were drawn to Newport in the 19th century, and their legacy dots the city's landscape to this day.

  • Everyone ventures to Oahu for something different. Some come to laze on pristine sandy beaches, hike lush trails, snorkel in volcanic craters or visit Pearl Harbor.
    Everyone ventures to Oahu for something different. Some come to laze on pristine sandy beaches, hike lush trails, snorkel in volcanic craters or visit Pearl Harbor.

  • After the Magic Kingdom's unveiling back in 1971, Orlando quickly and indisputably became one of the world's preeminent vacation destinations.
    After the Magic Kingdom's unveiling back in 1971, Orlando quickly and indisputably became one of the world's preeminent vacation destinations.

  • In Pam Springs -- a mix of seniors, Baby Boomers, yuppies, Hollywood glitterati, and Cahuilla Indians -- swimming, sunbathing, golfing, and tennis are the primary pastimes.

  • History permeates Philadelphia, but after seeing the historic sites, check out Philadelphia's more contemporary side.

  • Phoenix has become a major metropolis replete with dozens of resort hotels, fabulous restaurants, excellent museums, hundreds of golf courses, and much more.

  • Portland is well worth a visit: this historic city has plenty of charm -- especially the renovated Old Port, with its brick sidewalks and cobblestone streets.

  • Portland is a city of discreet charms. Nicknamed the City of Roses, it is full of people who take time to stop and smell the flowers. Spend much time here, and you will too.

  • Although Salt Lake City may be best known for its religious affiliations, the city is growing in popularity as a base for outdoor enthusiasts.

  • San Antonio wouldn't be what it is without the combined cultures of historic Texas ranchers and Mexican settlers.

  • High-end nightclubs. Adventurous dining. Hypermodern architecture. What happened to that nice little Navy town of San Diego?

  • San Francisco's reputation as a rollicking city where almost anything goes dates back to the boom-or-bust days of the California gold rush.

  • It's been called the American Riviera, and Santa Barbara delivers the gracious good life amid sun-splashed stucco and red-tile roofs under swaying palms.

  • Fueled by Native, Latino and Western cultures, Santa Fe is a city where the arts flourish, Southwestern food reigns supreme and adobe is the preferred building material.

  • Savannah conjures up all the clichéd images of the Old South: oaks dripping with Spanish moss, stately antebellum mansions, mint juleps on the veranda, magnolia trees, and more.

  • Imagine yourself sitting on the Seattle waterfront, a latte and a scone close at hand on a sunny day. It just doesn't get much better than this.
    Imagine yourself sitting on the Seattle waterfront, a latte and a scone close at hand on a sunny summer day. It just doesn't get much better than this.

  • While your children may go to Tampa for Busch Gardens, adults will enjoy the Florida Aquarium, museums, and the nightlife historic of Ybor City.

  • New Mexico's favorite arts town enjoys a masterpiece setting, wedged between the towering Rocky Mountains and plunging Rio Grande Gorge.

  • Encircled by mountain ranges, Tucson is Arizona's second largest city, and for the vacationer it has everything that Phoenix has to offer, plus a bit more.

  • Behind its public face of luminous marble memorials and Capitol Hill politicking, Washington, D.C., leads a wondrously varied life.

  • Virginia's capital in the 1770's,Williamsburg's central Historic Area has since become, for all practical purposes, one of the world's largest and best living-history museums.

  • America's first national park is just as alluring as it was when John Colter of the Lewis and Clark expedition first spied it in 1807.

  • Whether you come to hit the highlights in Yosemite or to explore the park's secluded wilderness, your world view will be forever changed by Yosemite's grandeur.

  • There aren't many places in the world where the forces of nature have come together with such dramatic results as in Zion and Bryce Canyon national parks.
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    A rainy Vermont City Marathon forecast isn't slowing down runners or organizers. "Well, we're going to make some liquid sunshine out of all of this rain. That's the only choice we've got right now," said
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    The bad weather has forced the postponement of the annual Memorial Day parade in Essex. The parade is held annually on the Saturday morning of the holiday weekend. But after all the rain and flooding damage
    The bad weather has forced the postponement of the annual Memorial Day parade in Essex.
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