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Cheap Trick guitarist puts the rock in Rockford
Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen plays tour guide in the Illinois town he has called home for decades.
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Petra faces a preservation struggle
The rose-colored city of stone suffers from tourist overload, but conservation efforts are underway.
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Philly’s grand boulevard, now grander
The new Barnes art museum is leading a cultural revival along Philadelphia’s version of the Champs-Elysees.
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A Wisconsin trip for any taste
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One-way flights, the better way
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The beauty of layovers
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A Q&A on Atlantic City’s future
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The sign of a bad meal
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In Miami, mojitos and baseball
The new Marlins baseball stadium benefits from the local flavor in Miami’s Little Havana.
Sin City’s heavenly reminder
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In Louisville, all’s new in NuLu
With a flurry of restaurants and boutiques opening, the NuLu neighborhood is the Louisville’s latest happening place.
Top summer getaways
Looking to plan a last-minute escape this Memorial Day weekend? These destinations are perfect for a weekend trip.
In Estonia’s capital, let freedom sing
In Tallinn, one of the best preserved medieval cities in Europe, history — and freedom — thrive.
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Biking the Great Allegheny Passage
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Camping in the wilds of N.J. (no, really)
The state with the nation’s highest population density also has the largest area of open space between Boston and Richmond.
Skimming Delaware history
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Under the spell of ‘hex signs’
ESCAPES | A tour of Pennsylvania Dutch country’s “hex barns” shows off the colorful and unusual folk art.
Baltimore’s hidden Gilded Age gem
Evergreen Museum & Library, a 19th-century Italianate mansion, is worth getting to know.
Bed Check
A hotel you could almost live in
The newly renovated Latham Hotel is a stylish, reasonably priced option in Center City Philadelphia.
The inn that dares you to look away
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At D.C.’s Hotel Rouge, all is rosy
This newly renovated hotel in Dupont Circle strikes a refreshingly playful tone in staid Washington.
Cruise safety, or lack thereof
Is legislation passed two years ago working to improve security aboard cruise ships? That’s surprisingly hard to say.
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At home in Rockford, Ill.
Rick Nielsen, guitarist for Cheap Trick, and his son Miles are big supporters of their Illinois home town.
Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen plays tour guide in Rockford, Ill.
Guitarist is a booster of the mid-1800s river settlement but also a realist.
Around the world on frequent flier miles
The Post’s Jon Wile took these photos as part of an around-the-world trip paid for using frequent flier miles.
Revel in Atlantic City’s new resort
At the $2.4 billion complex, the casino is a side note to the resort offerings and extensive dining options.
Touring France’s cognac country
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