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Miracles on Miracle Mile
They dont make them like this anymore, Ruben Pardo,
security guard for the Wilshire Tower, tells us as he shows off a
brass-and-mahogany elevator. They sure dont. The art deco
buildings of 1920s, 30s, and 40s Los Angeles were the
architectural equivalent of the eras movie musicals - as sexily
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A small town in the big city
Residents of Atwater Village want you to get one thing straight: Their neighborhood is not part of Silver Lake, Los Feliz, or Glendale. Its a stand-alone community of 16,000 people that happens to border better-known neighborhoods near Griffith Park. For years, the neighborhood was known as jus
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Best new community: Civano, near Tucson
I tell you, says Rebecca S. Gephart, it is one of the most unique communities youll ever come across and fall in love with.Gephart is talking about the community she moved into a few years ago: Civano, a development of more than 300 homes in the Sonoran Desert south of Tucson.Civano is part of
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Inside Shangri La
Step into the wondrous mansion of famed American heiress Doris
Duke, and youll quickly grasp why it was dubbed Shangri La, after
the paradise of the same name in the 1937 film
Lost Horizon. Completed in 1938, the estate became Dukes
own fantasy in white marble and black lava, set not in the
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Lopez Island
Lopez is the flattest and least developed of the islands. Shops
and restaurants are in Lopez Village.
On the water
Lopez Island Kayaks. Rentals and full-day kayak tours.
From $75. 2845 Fisherman Bay Rd.; (360) 468-2847 or
www.lopezkayaks.com.
On the land
Lopez Bicycle Works.
$5 per hour to
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Take a trip to Truth or Consequences
Any place willing to change its name to a 1950s game show has gotta be somewhere worth checking out. For years, though, Truth or Consequences (née Hot Springs), New Mexico, was known for taking up radio host Ralph Edwardss challenge to America ― and, well, for not much else.Recently, though, th
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Hip, historic Los Gatos
Its a fine November evening, and Old Town Los Gatos feels as
festive as ever. At
Steamers Grillhouse (31 University Ave.; 408/395-2722), a
young crowd sips Hotties (pepper-flavored vodka martinis). Across
the street, holiday lights twinkle on handsome stone buildings.
First settled as a farmin
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Arizona hot soak
We tiptoed through the icy night air, then quickly submerged ourselves chin deep in the steaming mineral bath. Moonlight and stars illuminated the ocotillo and creosote in the desert around us. In the distance, we could see the silhouette of mountain peaks.Our outdoor soak session wasnt taking
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India, in Artesia
Thirty minutes southeast of downtown L.A. on a nondescript
stretch of Pioneer Boulevard, step out of your car and into India.
The buildings exteriors may be typical L.A., but cross any
threshold and youll find yourself in a world colored by rich silks
and spiced with exotic scents and sounds.
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Gaelic grub
On St. Patricks Day, when Lucky Charms leprechauns seem to wink from every corner and kelly green is the new black, its easy to get depressed about the Hallmark-ification of Irish culture.Last St. Pattys Day, having gotten myself into a snit about this, I Googled the words authentic and Irish o
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Washington ferry tale
The Seattle car rental agent cant believe were planning to
stay in Mukilteo instead of using the ferry service there to push
on to popular Whidbey Island. But nobody goes to Mukilteo, he
says. And on a sultry summer day, it appears hes right. The wait
for the ferry to Whidbey Island is three h
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Day 3: Rainy
Our last day dawned rainy and cold, but we made the best discovery of the weekend: brunch at Belltowns Macrina Bakery and Cafe. It was hard to decide between the chocolate cranberry coffee cake, the fried egg sandwich, and the waffles ― but we soon found this was a place with no bad choices. Ev
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Maynard Dixon in Southern California
With a black Stetson on his head, cowboy boots on his feet, and a cigar dangling from his mouth, Maynard Dixon was as much a Western icon as his artwork. Perhaps no artist better embodies the independent spirit of the American West.At the Pasadena Museum of California Art, Maynard Dixon: Master
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Grand dam
No matter how many times you visit Hoover Dam, the first impression is the same: That is one big dam.Massive and white, Hoover hunkers down like a nose tackle on a goal-line stand, holding back the Colorado River and reducing its passage through Black Canyon to a steady, controlled flow. Then t
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Colorados water world
It took 60 million years for rain, wind, and the Colorado River to carve the massive, sheer-walled gorge known as Glenwood Canyon. It seems sacrilegious, therefore, to zip through it in a car when you can spend a leisurely morning exploring the canyon on a bike. I choose the easy way: starting
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Island hop
Thousands swarm the island of Alamedas monthly flea market (officially called the Alameda Point Antiques and Collectibles Faire) for the Bay Areas best vintage shopping. And a new series of talks for collectors adds to the momentum.But few enthusiasts know theres more snacking and shopping to b
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Harmony in the headlands
Marin
Headlands-Getting there
The Marin Headlands, the dramatic bluffs and canyons just
north of the Golden Gate Bridge, are a perspective-altering place.
From lookouts at Battery Spencer, it seems you might just be able
to reach out and touch the bridges north tower; from beachfront
Kir
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Secret peaks
The winter rains are ending, the hills are green, and the
first wildflowers are blooming. In the Bay Area, March is prime
hiking season. The trouble is, a lot of other people know that too.
If youre looking for a spring hike that offers both exercise and
wonderful views, you dont need to fight
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Discover Japan ion a San Mateo day trip
Japanese restaurants downtown: 23.Restaurants with a Michelin star: 1 (see “Beyond Sushi,” next page).How it all started: A century ago, Japanese immigrants flocked here to work in the salt ponds and open laundries and flower shops. In the ’50s and ’60s, a second wave followed.A century of trad
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Fly away to San Juans Friday Harbor
An expedition to Friday Harbor, queen hamlet of the San Juans, is normally no prospect for a day trip ― the drive, ferry queues, and sailing will inhale half the day in travel. But at 110 knots, a 10-passenger de Havilland Otter seaplane makes the excursion from Seattle a true breeze, leaving p
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