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An alternative vacation: Lighthouse keeping

Sun, 31 May 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Ready for an alternative vacation? Try one of these live-in antiques

It was early afternoon of Day 2 at the Grand Traverse Lighthouse Museum when, between untangling a stubborn mess of Christmas lights and spreading enormous piles of mulch heavy with moisture from incessant rain, it finally sank in: This was no ordinary vacation.

Getaway just a little bit

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 16:32:22 -0500

Instead of the same old date night with your sweetie, how about a get-away weekend? Don't worry, this doesn't involve driving for hours on end. In fact, the farthest suggestion is to Virginia Beach.

Right on tracks

Thu, 1 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500

An Eastern Shore museum features walk-in boxcars sure to fascinate visitors

Some museums allow you to walk through displays of historical items and photographs. The Eastern Shore Railway Museum allows you to walk through history. The museum, which opened in 1988, is located on the grounds of a train station that was built in 1886. But the museum isn't a building. It consists primarily of seven train cars representing different railroads, different eras and different functions.

The Big Sleazy

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0500

The nation's capital is chock full of scandalous sites to visit

Those who believe in the innate goodness of humankind have never walked the 100 block of D Street S.E. in Washington.

Showboating for tourists

Sun, 27 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400

The America's Cup coincides with a tourism boom in an ancient city in western Spain

Forget Barcelona, Bilbao or Seville. Now it is Valencia's turn to bask in the international limelight.

The original night light

Sun, 8 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400

The form and function of the lighthouse make for a fun visit

Of all the structures in American architecture, few are as celebrated as the lighthouse. Photographers adore them. Painters render them. Poets use them as metaphors for everything from God to romance.

Take a hike, everybody

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0400

Drop in on the Appalachian Trail or explore Shenandoah

When you start out on the Appalachian Trail, you don't have to hike all the way to Georgia or Maine. But the point is, you could.

Tour the real Chinatown

Fri, 9 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0500

Get an insider's take on the storied San Francisco neighborhood

Behind Chinatown's gilded storefronts, dim sum joints and souvenir shops are stories - often unpleasant ones - of civil rights violations, racism and public housing struggles.