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Giusti Garden: magical mix of chaos, order

VERONA, Italy — A huge angry stone face looks down on visitors through giant spires of cypress trees…

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Alaska troopers encourage safety selfies for backcountry travelers

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska State Troopers are looking for your selfies — those ubiquitous self-portraits, usually snapped with…

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At Legoland, adventure without leaving the hotel

CARLSBAD, Calif. — All morning, rain did not just fall. No, it biblically lashed and pelted greater San…

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Pursuing powder in the Inland Empire

{%comp-FF3333-bl%} COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — Northwest skiers may get used to driving long distances to schuss downhill at…

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Take a dazzling tour of the House of Waterford

A tour of Ireland’s House of Waterford Crystal is a dazzling treat for the eye. No surprise there.…

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15,000-bell quest takes Michigan artist around globe

Julie Dawson hears life in all its clanging, chiming, gonging, bonging charm. That’s because she has spent decades…

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How dueling expos in San Diego, San Francisco shaped them

SAN DIEGO — A hundred years ago, San Francisco had something to prove. Its leaders wanted the world…

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Where to go in 2015? Here are 15 good ideas

Untrammeled oases beckon, once-avoided destinations become must-sees, and familiar cities offer new reasons to visit. Here is a…

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Remote museum may interest you to the core

ARCO, Idaho — Should you ever find yourself driving from Boise to Pocatello — what, don’t you know…

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The Columbia Gorge in winter

THE DALLES — No summer windsurfers or kiteboarders. No spring orchard blossoms or autumn fruit harvest. What’s a…

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