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Sutter Creek, California

A small northern California foothills town

How do you separate the wheat from the chaff?

Becoming a Chocolate Connoisseur

What is your definition of fine chocolate?

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New Rochelle, N.Y.

Voted best city to raise a family in

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Athens, Tenn.

Education, the arts, patriotism, family and respect for all

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Ashland, Mass.

Halfway between Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts

In Spain people eat 12 grapes at the strike of midnight.

New Year’s Foods for Luck and Money

Why traditional New Year’s Day meals tend to be humble.

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A Brief History of Gingerbread

Whose bright idea was this delicious concoction, anyway?

One of the highlights of Emancipation Hall is a skylight view of the Capitol Dome, from below the East steps of the building.

Inside the Capitol Visitors Center

After years of delays and millions of dollars spent, the brand-new Capitol Visitors Center opens in December

Medieval wall gate.

Munich at 850

The livable, culture-crazy, beer-loving capital of Bavaria is coming to terms with its history

Night view of Istanbul, Turkey.

Snapshot: Istanbul

Istanbul’s vastly growing population and blending of cultures make it one of the most dynamic cities in the world

Jamar Roberts and Amos J. Machanic Jr. help Olivia Bowman defy gravity at the Ailey studio in 2007.

Points of Interest

Notable American Destinations and Happenings

trans-siberian railway

A World on Rails

A journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway offers inspiring sights, from snowscapes to wildlife

A crowd watches newly hatched Kemp's ridley turtles make their way to the surf.

Points of Interest

Notable American Destinations and Happenings

The east side of Deer Isle is called Sunshine and is home to beautiful vacation houses, as well as some of the country's largest lobster-holding tanks. Sylvester Cove is in Sunset, on the island's western side, which is also home to the Island Country Club, where the roadside sign proclaims "public welcome."

Snapshot: Deer Isle

Natural beauty abounds on Maine’s second-largest coastal island

Lunt Harbor, looking toward the mountains of Acadia National Park

The Life and Times of a Maine Island

An excerpt from a history of Frenchboro, Long Island, one of Maine’s last remaining year-round island communities

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