February 10, 2012

CHICAGO - Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art explores the decade of the 1980s with a new exhibit.

February 09, 2012

Located between Jerusalem and Jericho, the Judean Desert provided an inspiration to thousands of hermits who lived here in the early Middle Ages. With its breathtaking, rugged beauty, it was the...

February 09, 2012

ATLANTA - A northwest Georgia county has bought the garden where the late folk artist Howard Finster held court for tourists and art lovers from around the world.

February 09, 2012

CHARLESTON, S.C. - A new study suggests that while downtown Charleston must deal with the passengers, traffic and congestion from cruise ships, the city gets only a fraction of the surrounding region...

February 09, 2012

LONDON - Britain's Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt launched a major campaign on Thursday to attract an extra 4.6 million tourists to the U.K. through advertisements in 14 cities worldwide.

February 09, 2012

KITCHENER, Ont. - A collection of almost 50 religious sculptures from China's Dazu Rock Carvings World Heritage Site will be exhibited at Kitchener's Themuseum beginning Sept. 20, the organization...

February 08, 2012

NEW ORLEANS - A new generation of parades is hitting the streets of New Orleans for Mardi Gras, and they're throwing away old traditions of big, glitzy floats and celebrity kings and queens for...

February 08, 2012

CONCORD, N.H. - A ski resort, two cemeteries and a university dormitory are among the properties being added to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places.

February 08, 2012

NEW YORK, N.Y. - New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced plans to redesign its Fifth Avenue plaza.

February 08, 2012

WASHINGTON - Descendants of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman have unveiled a wax statue of the woman who led hundreds of slaves to freedom at The President's Gallery by Madame Tussauds in Washington.

February 08, 2012

WASHINGTON - The theatre where President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated is preparing to open a new museum and education centre in downtown Washington to explore the 16th president's life and lasting...

February 08, 2012

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Disney officials say a new area called Cars Land will open in June at Disney's California Adventure in Anaheim.

February 08, 2012

PARIS - Air France cancelled up to 40 per cent of its long-distance flights Wednesday because of a strike by pilots and other personnel over their right to hold unannounced walkouts.

February 07, 2012

You love your friends because each one has a unique personality,  but that makes planning group vacations nearly impossible. For a weekend that appeals to your entire entourage, try Quebec&rsquo...

February 07, 2012

Pintxos are the Basque answer to tapas, served up on the counters of bars throughout San Sebastian. Snack and drink your way around town for a tasty, traditional experience.

February 07, 2012

 It’s not the first U.S. destination on your mind. It’s not even the fifth. But lovers of the outdoors might want to skip Colorad.

February 07, 2012

 Planning a trip there this year? Our favourite chefs tell us what’s going to be huge * Get your taste
receptors ready for family-friendly grub that’s lower-priced but not...

February 07, 2012

The great Mexican journalist German Dehesa wrote of Oaxaca: “Getting to Oaxaca is not a question of trains or planes: it requires an adventurous spirit and open heart... I suspect that Oaxaca...

February 07, 2012

WINNIPEG - A hotel in downtown Winnipeg has found itself in exalted company, romantically speaking.