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	Waikiki's pink palace to get less pink inside The last time this iconic pink hotel was closed for renovations, World War II had just ended and the barbed wire that stretched along the shore of Waikiki had been removed.
	Colorado mountains home to opera since mining days At almost 8,500 feet in the Rockies, it can take a few breaths to walk up Central City's steep granite hills lined with Victorian homes, souvenir shops — and an opera house that has served 19th-century gold miners as well as modern-day visitors.
	Caribbean remains top cruise destination The Caribbean remains a top destination among cruisers, and more are bringing their children along for the journey, according to a new survey by the Cruise Lines International Association.
	At Georgia aquarium, guests swim with whale sharks It might have been the setting for a ''Jaws'' movie. Six snorkelers wading like ducks in a row, cruising just below the surface of the water while watching exotic fish dart beneath them. It was all very peaceful, until the mysterious whale shark appeared out of the deep blue.
	Flight cuts may hurt Caribbean tourism Expensive jet fuel and a soft American economy are threatening to sink Caribbean tourism as airline ticket prices soar and flights are sharply reduced, choking the flow of the vacationers that many tiny islands depend upon.
	'Lost Colony' returns to NC Outer Banks after fire Two days before opening night of ''The Lost Colony,'' Tony-award winning designer William Ivey Long was still working on costumes. They were all brand new, but had to look very, very old.
	Niagara trail: Wine tastings and scenery Standing behind the long wooden bar in one of two elegant tasting rooms at The Winery at Marjim Manor, Margo Sue Bittner proudly shows off her 28 wines.
	Ithaca in New York's Finger Lakes ITHACA, N.Y. - I saw them almost as soon as I walked into the Ithaca Farmers Market: Baskets of apples with odd shapes, strange hues and exotic names like Zabergau Reinette, Red Northern Spy and Calville Blanc d'Hiver.
	Napa Valley vintner is king of his wine CALISTOGA, Calif. - Daryl Sattui set out to build a modest, 8,500-square-foot winery. Millions of dollars and 120,000 square feet later, he's king of a wine country castle complete with drawbridge, dungeons and nifty little slots for the old boiling oil trick.
	Maui dive shop now an attraction HONOLULU - It started as a simple dive shop in 1958, taking tourists and locals on scuba tours in the Pacific Ocean off Maui. But a year after opening for business, Maui Divers workers found what resembled a black bush in deep waters off the Molokai Channel.
	New spas look to history for inspiration NEW YORK - Most spas take pride in providing a thoroughly modern experience, offering the latest product formulas, complex therapies and state-of-the-art facilities. But a half-dozen new spas have opened this year in landmark hotels and historic places, and are taking their inspiration from their surroundings' past.
	Las Vegas opens Springs Preserve LAS VEGAS - It's been 178 years since a New Mexican merchant found a spring surrounded by scarce greenery in the parched Mojave Desert and called it the Spanish word for "the meadows."
	Annapolis: New landmark lighthouse tour ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Thomas Point Shoal Lighthouse on the Chesapeake Bay has opened for tours for the first time in its history.
	Ecotourism in Thoreau's footsteps PORTLAND, Maine - Henry David Thoreau made his third and final trip to Maine's North Woods 150 years ago, traveling waterways and forests that shaped so many of his ideas about nature.
	Tampa-St. Pete area offers green spaces ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - In Florida's most crowded county, not far from a greyhound track and a busy thoroughfare, kayakers paddle through a labyrinth of trails that wind for miles under the dense canopy of a stunning mangrove forest.
	Jog, hike or bike the Appian Way in Rome ROME - In ancient times, chariot-racing was a favorite spectator sport along the Via Appia Antica, the old Appian Way.
	Kauai: Nat'l Tropical Botanical Garden KALAHEO, Hawaii - The National Tropical Botanical Garden offers plenty of beautiful flowers, with three sites on Kauai, Hawaii's "Garden Isle." Here visitors can get off the beach and learn more about the local flora.
Mexican food is different in Mexico MEXICO CITY - A soft flour tortilla stuffed with melted Chihuahua cheese and fresh squash blossoms. Chili- and chocolate-laden mole draped over succulent chicken breasts. Spit-roasted-pork tacos topped with pineapple, onion and cilantro.
	Adirondack Museum turns 50 BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE, N.Y. - When mining magnate Harold Hochschild bought the Blue Mountain House resort in the middle of the last century, his vision was to create a place that would forever preserve the heritage of the Adirondacks.
	Canoe train in the Adirondacks OLD FORGE, N.Y. - The soft plop and trickle of paddles breaking the cloud-reflecting surface of the Moose River was the only sound on a cool, still afternoon, until the wilderness peace was shattered by the shriek of a train whistle.
	I want to ride my bicyclette - in Paris PARIS - It was a perfect Paris moment: The rain cleared, the sky filled with blue, and I was flying across town on a bicycle, past the Louvre, along the Seine River, through a public garden and up a cobblestone market street.
	Lake Tahoe hopeful for tourism comeback Fire and ice haven't been kind to the fabled Lake Tahoe resort region this year.
	Sierra golf courses pool efforts RENO, Nev. - There were a few skeptics when tourism officials and business leaders first approached dozens of golf courses along the Sierra's eastern front about pooling their resources to help promote the area as a golfing destination.
	Beyond Oahu's beaches, hiking adventures HONOLULU - It would be an arduous 2,000-foot climb up more than 3,500 metal steps anchored into a lush green cliff in Oahu's Koolau Mountains.
	Spectacle Island offers spectacular view BOSTON - Spectacle Island has a swimming beach, five miles of walking trails dotted with gazebos, and a panoramic vista from the highest point in Boston Harbor. It's hard to believe that underneath all this is an 80-foot-high mound of trash.
	Four hikes in Western Massachusetts DEERFIELD, Mass. - Western Massachusetts in the summertime is known for concerts at Tanglewood, dance performances at Jacob's Pillow, and contemporary art exhibits at Mass MoCA.
	Normandy D-Day site gets visitor center COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France - Photos of fresh-faced privates, wizened U.S. generals and the largest amphibious military operation in history. Dented army canteens that once dotted killing fields in France. The booming sounds of gunships echoing over the waves in Normandy — this time, on video.
	Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk turns 100 SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - This year marks the final season for a couple of well-known seaside attractions on the East Coast, Coney Island's Astroland and Atlantic City's Steel Pier. But on the West Coast, the summer of 2007 is merely another birthday for the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.
	Will cold therapy be hot at Vegas spa? LAS VEGAS - Some people come to Las Vegas to enjoy the clear skies and warm days. But at a new spa that opened at Caesars Palace, there is a treatment room where it snows all year long.
	Learning to think like a fish YARMOUTH, Maine - "I see it!" said my 8-year-old son, Nathaniel.
	NC's Tweetsie Railroad theme park opens CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A landmark Wild West theme park nestled in the mountains of western North Carolina will remain open through 2010, despite skyrocketing land prices that threatened to shutter its doors.
	Popular Alcatraz tour gets an update SAN FRANCISCO - Darwin Coon is constantly reminded of his time on Alcatraz. The former bank robber can see the notorious island prison from just outside his front door in the city's North Beach district.
	Whitewater rafting in Maine THE FORKS, Maine - Spring is considered the best time to go whitewater rafting, when rivers are high and wild. But all summer long and into fall, you can find exciting Class IV rapids up in Maine at The Forks. Many other rivers around the country are calm and low by August, but not here. That's because the rivers are dam-controlled.
	Beaches, rocky shores in midcoast Maine GEORGETOWN, Maine - Smell the wild roses, fly a kite, scramble on the rocks, and wade into the surf. All this and more makes for a long, perfect summer day along the winding roads and rugged shores of midcoast Maine. A series of peninsulas here juts into the ocean, and every byway offers its own treasures.
	Flamingos and more in Camargue, France ARLES, France - In the weeks leading up to our first trip to Provence, we pored over guidebooks, reacquainting ourselves with images immortalized by Cezanne and popularized by the films
	Africa's tiny island nation, Sao Tome BOMBOM, Sao Tome and Principe - Flying into the tiny island of Principe off Africa's west coast brings a sense of traveling back in time.
	Bath, England: Springs, spa and history BATH, England - As a spiritual hotspot since before the Romans, Bath, England, can once again serve up a near-religious experience, thanks to its new spa. The Thermae Bath Spa opened last summer and has proved to be a hit with stressed-out Brits and tourists from all over the world.
	Ravello, Italy: Views, festival, villas RAVELLO, Italy - Here along the Amalfi Coast, dramatic panoramas of rocky cliffs hanging over the sea are everywhere.
	Deals offered to lure tourists to Alaska ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Two-for-one deals and other discounts are being offered at two of Alaska's most popular national parks in a pitch to get visitors to consider the land of the midnight sun in springtime.
	Colorado promotes wildlife-watching WALDEN, Colo. - People jostled cameras and squirmed on benches inside a trailer on a high-mountain meadow as the tour guide gently opened retractable doors, turning the bird blind into a window on one of nature's most spectacular shows: Strutting, chest-puffing male sage grouse in the last throes of mating season.
	Rose festivals and gardens NEW YORK - June is the month when everything comes up roses. All over the country, there are rose festivals, rose tours, and rose bushes heavy with blossoms, from Elizabeth Park in West Hartford, Conn., the oldest municipal rose garden in the country, to Portland, Ore., which is nicknamed the
	Bus tours of LA crime scenes LOS ANGELES - A dismembered wannabe starlet. A girl buried under her family's home. A rattlesnake used as a weapon.
	Deals, tips, discounts for Disney World ORLANDO, Fla. - The most important part of budget travel to Disney World is advance planning. Research and book your transportation, accommodations, meal plans, character dining, and theme park tickets as far in advance as possible for maximum savings - and to make your visit more pleasant!
	What's new at amusement parks ORLANDO, Fla. - Thrill-seekers searching for the new biggest, tallest or fastest roller coaster rush may be slightly disappointed.
	Atlanta preps for new World of Coca-Cola ATLANTA - At the new World of Coca-Cola, Joan Crawford and Clark Gable greet visitors from a 74-year-old advertisement. A 3-D movie ride takes audiences on a journey to find the secret recipe of one of the world's most popular drinks. A nearby bottling line fills keepsake bottles before visitors' eyes.
	Honolulu's Chinatown, newly trendy HONOLULU - Shedding its reputation for illegal gambling dens, prostitution and streets plagued by drug dealers, Honolulu's Chinatown has finally begun to emerge from its dark past.
	A Day In Denver DENVER - While millions of people visit Denver each year for fun, those here on business trips might feel they have to settle for gazing longingly at the Rockies.
	Georgia's Golden Isles CUMBERLAND ISLAND, GA - Drops of moisture fall from the Spanish moss that hangs from live oaks onto the fan-shaped palmetto fronds below. A hungry armadillo busily scavenges under vines and ferns. A breeze off the teal Atlantic plays with the mane of a sturdy feral horse trotting on the sand dunes.
	Oahu museums can help make a vacation memorable While it may be sun, surf and sand that come to mind when planning a visit to Hawaii, Oahu also offers many museums that cater to a broad range of interests. It doesn't take a rainy day to make a museum visit a memorable part of an Oahu itinerary.