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2008 Trip Guide to Green San Francisco
San Francisco, Berkeley, Marshall, Union Square, Chinatown
San Francisco is green, clean, and organic—the architecture is high-tech and eco-friendly, and the food is excruciatingly fresh and local. Is this the world’s first true 21st-century city?In the futur
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A "Crafty" Roadtrip in Nova Scotia, Canada
Cape Breton Island, Lunenburg, Bay Fortune, Pleasant Bay, Cheticamp
Driving over a thousand miles of scenic byways through Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, with craft stops galore, makes for a perfect Canadian road trip. The tiny 18th-century fishing village, Lun
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A Book-lover's San Francisco
Union Square, North Beach/Telegraph Hill, Nob Hill + Russian Hill, SoMa, Embarcadero
Come to San Francisco for old book collections and convivial restaurants.
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A Family Roadtrip from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh
Hershey, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, West Mifflin, The Philadelphia Area
Pennsylvania's big C's—chocolate, carousels, and choo-choos—provide the kid-friendly landmarks along the route.
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A Family Visit to Atlanta
Atlanta, Downtown, Atlantic Station, Buckhead
It may be a landlocked city, but with the recent opening of the Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta is now awash in more than 100,000 fish swimming in 8 million gallons of water.
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A Family Weekend in Mystic, CT
Mystic, Old Mystic
Presenting the perfect fall weekend getaway spot: around Mystic, and its colonial enclave, Old Mystic, there are maritime attractions (a famous aquarium, a 19th-century port) or cinematic attractions
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A Family's Take on NYC's Chelsea
New York City, Manhattan, Chelsea, Union Square/Flatiron, Meatpacking District
The art dealers started it all. Priced out of Soho in the 1990's, they migrated to the old industrial area north of West 14th Street and transformed warehouses and garages into stunning showcases for
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A Politico's Denver
Denver
Following Denver's Democratic Convention, here are some highlights of where the action took place that are still worth a visit.
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A Tour Through Central New Mexico
New Mexico, Tucson, Albuquerque, San Antonio, Santa Ana Pueblo
Many visitors to New Mexico rarely venture far from the northern part of the state, missing out entirely on its midsection—sprawling, craggy desert with no shortage of superlatives. Where else in the
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An Insider's Santa Fe
Santa Fe, Downtown/Plaza, East Side
The country’s oldest state capital celebrates its 400th anniversary in 2009. Spend a day catching up on the city’s most compelling sights.