Changes at New Orleans' landmark eatery Antoine's
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- There's an old story in New Orleans about a society matron who heard about a friend's death. Grief-stricken but practical, the matron immediately wondered if the waiter at Antoine's whom her friend had relied on for years was up for grabs, or if someone had already claimed him....

New Disney World coaster lets kids design the ride
MIAMI (AP) -- Kids tired of experiencing the same old roller coasters have a new ride to tackle....

Naturally spooky: Bats, spiders and catacombs
Haunted house attractions and ghost tours can be a lot of fun. But some things are naturally spooky, with no fake blood or recorded howls required....

Adirondack lakes, ponds draw sweaty hikers
THURMAN, N.Y. (AP) -- The hikers strolled down the rock slab into Crane Mountain Pond, its surface lightly rippling on an overcast summer afternoon in the lower Adirondacks....

Tour offers a new way to see LA: On horseback
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- For most tourists, visiting Los Angeles includes stopping in Hollywood and making a side trip to Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. Getting around means dealing with traffic and freeways....

New Orleans hotel reopens 4 years after Katrina
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The massive lobby, with its ornate trim, glittering Italian crystal chandeliers and mosaic floors, looks much as it did when Louisiana's Kingfish, Gov. Huey P. Long last strolled through. Some say a box full of kickbacks and shakedown money was tucked under his arm as he made his way to his regular suite in the 1930s....

Obama creates Pacific Northwest Trail
NORTHPORT, Wash. (AP) -- When the national scenic trails system was created four decades ago, the goal was to build a walking path across the United States....

Charleston: Most polite place for a pittance
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- In colonial times, Charleston was America's wealthiest city. Three centuries later it still has an upscale cachet with houses on its historic Battery fetching eight figures and shopping and restaurants rivaling much larger cities....

Fort Laramie in Wyoming commemorates 175 years
FORT LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) -- The frontiersmen who built this outpost in 1834 picked a spot they hoped would enable them to dominate the regional buffalo-hide trade: a valley where two rivers run together and the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains....

Angels & Demons in Rome: Tour book and movie sites
ROME (AP) -- On the stone steps of the 500-year-old Santa Maria del Popolo church, our tour group huddled around our guide in a tight circle....