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As Nashville booms, iconic Studio B hangs on to music history
NASHVILLE. Tenn. — Music City is getting as big as a Dolly Parton smile. And it is blossoming through dramatic nips and tucks. I’ve been …Read More
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Museum charts mighty Mississippi river’s history
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The Omni Hut — Polynesian hideout survives 50-plus years in dry Tenn. county
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Mayan doomsday clock spurs tourism boom
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Holiday cheer on the road
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Museum charts mighty Mississippi river’s history
VICKSBURG, Miss. — The Lower Mississippi River Museum uses hands-on displays to help people understand the lore and power of the waterway that has shaped North American life for centuries. The Mississippi and its tributaries drain 41 percent of the United States and parts of …
The Omni Hut — Polynesian hideout survives 50-plus years in dry Tenn. county
SMYRNA, Tenn. — The Omni Hut is a high tide in the middle of Tennessee flatland. The tiki restaurant is part of Americana fabric, like flowers and seashells on a Hawaiian shirt. Its “Star” main dining room has dozens of starfish, vintage Orchid of Hawaii …
Mayan doomsday clock spurs tourism boom
MEXICO CITY — The clock is ticking down to Dec. 21, the supposed end of the Mayan calendar, and from China to California to Mexico, thousands are getting ready for what they think is going to be a fateful day. The Maya didn’t say much …
Holiday cheer on the road
NEW YORK — From elaborately decorated trees to drive-through lighting displays to boat parades and train shows, a variety of holiday spectacles are being staged through the end of December and into early January around the country. Here are a few of them. Rockefeller Center …
Travel Briefs 12.18.12
Las Vegas ice, ice baby Who says you can’t ice skate in the desert? Two Strip resorts, The Cosmopolitan and The Venetian, are again hosting their outdoor skating rinks for winter enthusiasts. The Doge’s Palace and outdoor skating rink, part of the “Winter in Venice” …
Bruno Munro’s ‘Light’ structures headed to Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Renowned artist Bruce Munro’s lighting structures will be displayed at an exhibition called “Light” at Nashville’s Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art next year. There will be 10 large-scale outdoor and indoor installations as well as indoor sculptures on exhibit May …
