More choosing small, local attractions over theme parks
LAKE WALES (Bay News 9) -- Attendance may be down at Orlando's big theme parks, but tourism leaders say the situation is just the opposite for some smaller attractions in Polk County.

Letters: The Attractions of Computer Science
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Twelve days of free attractions in Indianapolis leading up to Christmas
INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis-area attractions are offering free admission and other freebies, one each day, during the 12 days leading up to Christmas.

Holiday countdown: Seasonal attractions, festivities abound
Bay Area and beyond packed with festivals, ice rinks, light displays and more, from San Jose's Christmas in the Park to Fresno's Christmas Tree Lane.

Mojave Desert Attractions
Signs of ancient peoples in the California desert. What type of package do you want?

San Diego Attractions
This amusement park, located in nearby Carlsbad, is a great option for families because there are no lines, the grounds are immaculate and there is a surprising lack of pressure to buy souvenirs.

Obama slept here: Roots in 3 nations, 6 time zones
Places that presidents call home often become major tourist attractions, from estates at Mount Vernon and Monticello, to Hodgenville, Ky., where Abe Lincoln?s log cabin once stood, to Bill Clinton?s boyhood home in Hope, Ark.

Miami Hurricanes look for big victory over No. 2 UConn Huskies
The St. Thomas Skyride has been hailed as one of the must-do attractions in the Caribbean. Before the 17th-ranked Miami Hurricanes got down to their must-do basketball business, the team took the 700-foot climb to Paradise Point in a tiny, wobbly cable car that could make those even with the strongest of stomachs a little queasy. And apparently, it did.

Heroic Dog Fends Off Vampires in Deadly All-Ages Box-Office Duel [Defamer Attractions]
Welcome back to Defamer Attractions, your weekly guide to everything new, noteworthy and otherwise avoidable at the movies. Today offers a little more variety than last week's Bond! Bond! Bond! World...

Goodwill Industries gives thanks by providing feast of 38 turkeys
For some of the people making their way down the serving line Saturday, the annual Goodwill Industries Thanksgiving Dinner was Thanksgiving. For others, it previewed coming attractions Thursday. For everyone, it featured the camaraderie, the generosity - and of course the food - that Thanksgiving is all about. For 34 years, Goodwill Industries has put on the free meal open to the public as a way ...

Chilly bog surprises in glade
A high-altitude wetland is one of the big attractions in the Allegheny Mountains of south-central West Virginia. The 750-acre Cranberry Glades Botanical Area with its wooden boardwalk lies 21 miles east of Richwood in the sprawling 919,000-acre Monongahela National Forest. The U.S. Forest Services operates Cranberry Mountain Nature Center at the edge of the famed wetland.

Hikers have room to explore in Cranberry Glades
RICHWOOD, W.Va. - A high-altitude wetland is one of the big attractions in the Allegheny Mountains of south-central West Virginia. The 750-acre Cranberry Glades Botanical...

Raiders warm up, knock off Menlo
ASHLAND ? The 19th-ranked Southern Oregon University women's basketball team overcame a horrid early shooting performance to knock off Menlo 91-72 Saturday night at McNeal Pavilion in the final game of the Coming Attractions Theatres Classic.

Axel's Bonfire in Plymouth offers new breakfast brunch
On a busy Sunday, you can smell the cinnamon rolls as you step through the door of Axel's Bonfire in Plymouth. The colossal pastries are one of the big attractions drawing people to the restaurant for its new Bonfire Sunday Brunch.

San Diego Attractions
Just to the south of the Ocean Beach Pier is a newly constructed concrete path that leads to one of Southern California?s most spectacular stretches of shoreline. Sunset Cliffs spans 68 acres. Stretch out on the grass, fly a kite (as many locals do) or explore the bluffs and tidal pools.

San Diego Attractions
This 1,200-acre public park is home to the Old Globe theater, a gargantuan outdoor pipe organ and a half-dozen major museums. A morning walk or jog along the park?s central thoroughfare is a perfect way to experience it.

Magazine recognizes area tourist attractions
Pensacola is featured as a Panhandle "hotspot," with Milton named as a nearby day-trip destination. Cited as must-dos are the National Naval Aviation Museum and Blackwater Canoe.

Cedar Fair to spend US$62m on new attractions in 2009
Cedar Fair Entertainment, the Sandusky, Ohio, US-based theme park operator, has announced that it will spend US$62m (£42m, 33.7m euro) on new attractions next year.

Remembering JFK
45 years ago today President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed as he rode in a motorcade in Dallas Texas. In honor of his life, "Historic Auto Attractions" in Roscoe is showcasing new JFK artifacts that will be added to the museum's permanent collection.

135 foreign tour operators to visit Iran
Iran - Tourism - Malekzadeh Some 135 tour operators from 46 countries will visit Iran's tourism attractions, said deputy head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization for tourism affairs.