New York is the No. 1 destination for St. Louisans heading out of town for the Thanskgiving holidays.
That data comes from Orbitz, which listed the top 10 destinations as, in order, New York, Los Angeles, Denver, Atlanta, Newark, San…
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Author John Wright will discuss “West Africa Travels” at a meeting of the International Travel Club on Saturday, Nov. 21, at the St. Louis County Library headquarters, 1640 South Lindbergh Boulevard.
The meeting, which is free and open to the…
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Coffee-table books make nice Christmas presents, and here’s one that will make you want to throw your camera away.
LIFE The Classic Collection Wonders of the World is 144 pages of professional photographers’ view of Earth’s most beautiful places. The…
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Silver Dollar City, the 1880s-style theme park in Branson, will celebrate “An Old Time Christmas” Nov. 7-Dec. 30, turning the park into an evening wonderland.
The displays include the Christmas on Main Street light and sound show, 1,000 decorated Christmas trees,…
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Travel Leaders, a business and leisure travel company, has conducted a survey, based on actual bookings, and ranked cities according to popularity. St. Louis came in at 43rd.
The top 10 domestic destinations were, in order, Las Vegas, Orlando, Fla.,…
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Vista from Riverview Cemetery.
The Louisiana Historic Preservation Association is sponsoring tours this Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 5-6, of the town’s historic Riverview Cemetery, which features spectacular views of the Mississippi River.
The tours will…
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The 8th annual TOCO Family Festival & Camp Out will be Friday and Saturday, Sept. 11-12, in the Shawnee National Forest of Southern Illinois.
TOCO stands for Tapestry of Community Offerings and organizes family-themed events for charitable and educational purposes.…
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New Orleans was the top vote getter in a poll of travel writers asked to list their favorite 10 North American cities for live music.
Listed in order of votes, with comments from members of the Society of American…
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St. James already had two wineries, Johnnie’s Bar and Ruby’s ice-cream stand. Now, there’s another reason to pull off Interstate 44 for a visit – a vacuum cleaner museum!
The Vacuum Cleaner Museum will celebrate its grand opening this…
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When the Explore section decided to do a three-part series about the wineries within a short drive of St. Louis, we did a little research and found the state of Missouri listed 89 wineries.
Visiting them all would be a…
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