This undated file photo released by Grand Targhee Resort shows a skier on the slopes at Grand Targhee Resort in Grand Targhee, Wyo. (AP Photo/Grand Targhee Resort, File)AP - Mike and Pam Mathe have taken their two kids skiing at Beaver Creek over Christmas break each of the past five years. It's their one big vacation for the year, a luxurious respite from Mike's traveling, the kids' classes.


In this Nov. 28, 2007 file photo, a skater performs during The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting ceremony in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)AP - Stuck at home Thanksgiving weekend? You don't have to travel to New York's Rockefeller Center to enjoy ice skating or see the Rockettes. Holiday train rides, Christmas shows, lighting displays and outdoor winter fun like ice skating and skiing all begin in late November in many localities. Here are some details.


A sign in the window of 57th Street Books congratulates Barack Obama Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008 in Obama's Hyde Park neighborhood in Chicago. Tourism officials in Illinois say they expect a boost from Barack Obama's election, and they're doing what they can to capitalize on the Obama buzz. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)AP - Chicago's tourism Web site beckons visitors to "experience the city the Obamas enjoy." The Illinois Bureau of Tourism plans to launch a three-day getaway promotion featuring Barack Obama sites. And tour guides at the Old State Capitol in Springfield may get new scripts to stress two important speeches the president-elect made as a candidate.


This undated photo released by PictureNET Africa shows an ostrich on a farm in Oudtshoorn, South Africa. Oudtshoorn, the ostrich capital of the world, is a bustling tourist center because of its location and its ostriches, prized for their tough leather and low-cholesterol meat.  (AP Photo/Robert Mattner, PictureNET Africa)AP - Far from the crowds and traffic snarl-ups on South Africa's much-vaunted coastal Garden Route is a stunning inland alternative that showcases some of the country's most fabulous scenery but passes unnoticed by most visitors.


In this undated photo released by the MLK Jr. National Historic Site, the two mule team wagon used to carry the body of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during his funeral procession on April 9, 1968 is shown at Atlanta's Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site. (AP Photo/MLK Jr. National Historic Site, File)AP - Home to the world's most famous soda and largest aquarium, Atlanta is also known for its rich Southern history. The sprawling city offers many attractions and museums, but the best of Atlanta is tucked away in neighborhoods that can be enjoyed for little to no cost.


Tour group members listen to tourguides Richard Warshauer, right with megaphone, and James Kaplan on the steps of the former US Custom House (now the National Museum of the American Indian) in New York during the 20th annual guided walking tour of Lower Manhattan sponsored by the Museum of American Finance on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008.  This unique tour is the only regularly scheduled event that commemorates the Great Crash of 1929, the Panic of 1907 and the 1987 stock market collapse, along with the political, financial, real estate and architectural history of Wall Street and New York City. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)AP - The enduring symbols of Wall Street's fabled, turbulent history are inescapable on this walk through the epicenter of American capitalism.


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