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New RI trail shows Ocean State's watery heart (AP)

The view of the coastline in Portsmouth, R.I., can be seen from the waters of Narragansett Bay Sunday July 20, 2008. The Blue Trail, a 10-mile coastal path that hugs the shoreline of Aquidneck Island, will eventually run from Portsmouth to Newport, offering kayakers water-level views of the coastline. (AP Photo/Stew Milne)AP - With a few strokes of a kayak paddle, Rhode Island’s developing Blue Trail offers a new perspective on Narragansett Bay, the watery heart of the Ocean State.

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Cheap fun in Rio: Beaches, mountains (AP)

AP - The weak dollar and a steadily strengthening Brazilian real have seen Rio climb from the 135th most expensive city in the world just a few years ago, to the 31st most expensive today ? tied with Barcelona and Stockholm, according to the latest cost of living survey by the Mercer consulting firm.

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Denver's parks include 13,000-foot-high lake (AP)

The city of Denver can be seen in the distance on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, from  Red Rocks Amphitheater. The Beatles took the stage here in 1964 and U2's famous rain drenched concert was here in 1983.  The amphitheater is one of 24 Mountain Parks within a short drive of downtown Denver. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)AP - Some city parks have gazebos, lakes, fountains and jogging trails. Denver’s parks have those, plus: a 1,000-year-old fen, two bison herds, a ski resort, a lake at 13,000 feet in altitude and an amphitheater framed by 300-million-old sandstone monoliths.

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Philly skyscraper's huge HD screen wowing visitors (AP)

In this Friday, June 6, 2008 file photo the Comcast Center, pictured with its glass surfaces, is shown reflecting late afternoon sunlight in Philadelphia. This city best known to tourists for its historical sites and museums has a surprise new high-tech hit that is developing into a must-see attraction. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek, File)AP - This city best known to tourists for its historical sites and museums has a surprise new high-tech hit that is developing into a must-see attraction: a huge atrium wall in Philadelphia’s newest and tallest skyscraper where a cast of dancers and acrobats seem to come to life.

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Maine coastal treasure is off the beaten track (AP)

AP - Hikers who perch atop a nearly 100-foot rock cliff that plunges to the crashing surf below are greeted by a spectacular vista with no signs of civilization, perhaps the same scene that caught the eyes of European explorers who passed by these shores 400 years ago.

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It's easy to have fun in NYC on a budget (AP)

In this Jan. 24, 2007 file photo, commuters walk through Grand Central Station in New York in this view from in between two marble pillars highlighting a redesigned ceiling. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)AP - You don’t need big bucks to enjoy the Big Apple big time. Travel like a New Yorker on the subway. Eat like a New Yorker on the street. And see the city like a New Yorker by visiting public spaces, landmarks and famous places, many of which can be enjoyed for free. Here are some strategies.

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Swooping owls, diving hawks await visitors to SC center (AP)

Kristin Gordon, Curator of the Center for The Birds of Prey, holds a Ural owl during a demonstration at The Avian Conservation Center Thursday, July 24, 2008, in Awendaw, S.C. Visitors traveling to Charleston South Carolina can now get the chance to see owls, hawks, and other raptors with the center now open for tours.(AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)AP - With owls swooping through trees as a warm breeze washes in from the nearby Atlantic, a raptor center newly opened to the public here may transport some younger visitors straight to the pages of a Harry Potter book.

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Fall foliage season is longer than you think (AP)

This photo released by the California Travel and Tourism Commission shows the Merced River in California's Yosemite National Park on Oct. 4, 2007. (AP Photo/Jim Kellett, California Travel and Tourism Commission)AP - New England’s fall foliage typically peaks in late September and early October. But around the country, leaf-peeping season runs longer than you might think.

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It's easy to have fun in NYC on a budget (AP)

In this Jan. 24, 2007 file photo, commuters walk through Grand Central Station in New York in this view from in between two marble pillars highlighting a redesigned ceiling. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)AP - You don’t need big bucks to enjoy the Big Apple big time. Travel like a New Yorker on the subway. Eat like a New Yorker on the street. And see the city like a New Yorker by visiting public spaces, landmarks and famous places, many of which can be enjoyed for free. Here are some strategies.

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SC raptor center gives a hoot, educates public (AP)

Kristin Gordon, Curator of the Center for The Birds of Prey, holds a Ural owl during a demonstration at The Avian Conservation Center Thursday, July 24, 2008, in Awendaw, S.C. Visitors traveling to Charleston South Carolina can now get the chance to see owls, hawks, and other raptors with the center now open for tours.(AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain)AP - With owls swooping through trees as a warm breeze washes in from the nearby Atlantic, a raptor center newly opened to the public here may transport some younger visitors straight to the pages of a Harry Potter book.