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		<title>Family Fun near Phoenix, Arizona</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I told my sister in law that I was taking my eldest daughter to Sunny Arizona she scoffed at me and said, “There is nothing to do there.”  I understood what she meant as, when she goes to Arizona, it is to visit family, not for a vacation. While I knew why her opinions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McKinney Falls State Park: Inexpensive Beauty in Austin, Texas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Austin, Texas has many claims to fame. It&#8217;s the liberal hotbed of conservative Texas, the live music capitol of the world (or at least the country), and it&#8217;s proudly &#8220;weird&#8221;. It&#8217;s also been criticized for skyrocketing costs of living in recent years and an LA-like obsession with status and trendiness. Both the criticism and the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Fastest Way to See the Grand Canyon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Although it only takes a single look to be awed by the Grand Canyon, there are nearly 600 miles of rim ledge from which to gaze, each mile offering a new vantage point and unique perspective of the mighty crack. The Canyon itself is constantly changing with the seasons, one month offering the contrast of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Must-Dos at the Grand Canyon’s South Rim</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All my life, I thought the Grand Canyon was a place to stop in the middle of the desert and take a picture. Sitcoms, movies, and even travel articles I’d read mentioned pulling the station wagon over for the requisite photo opp and then almost leaving a child or two behind as everyone made a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Fun Family Spring Break Vacations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Spring break is the first real getaway of each year and families across the country take advantage of the time off school and work to enjoy a fun family vacation. While many head for sun, sand and ocean, I want to share a few of my favorite family travel spots. Cowboy Up in Fort Worth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kid-Friendly (and Inexpensive) Things To Do in New Orleans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first time I visited New Orleans it was to attend a conference and hang out with friends. It&#8217;s no surprise, then, that I spent a few nights on Bourbon Street and got very familiar with the Crescent City&#8217;s reputation for a good party. I had a blast, but I was a little nervous about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating Groundhog Day in North America</title>
		<description><![CDATA[February 2 is the day those of us in the northern climes of North America anticipate in a tongue-in-cheek sort of way. Will the groundhog see his shadow? Will winter end early or will we endure another 6 weeks of freezing temperatures, snow and ice? What Does the Groundhog Have to Do with Spring? The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Most Parodied House in the World- Visiting the American Gothic House</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You may not realize it, but one of the most recognized houses in the world stands in tiny Eldon, Iowa. This humble house, built in the early 1880&#8242;s, caught the eye of Iowa artist Grant Wood because of its beautiful Gothic window which he called, &#8220;pretentious for such a small house.&#8221;  After asking permission to use the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://attractions.uptake.com/blog/american-gothic-house-iowa-14780.html</link>
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		<title>Finding Your Inner Artiste At Newton&#8217;s The Paint Bar</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love going to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and marveling at the paintings of the Impressionist Masters. My brother inherited all of my mother’s artistic abilities, so I have always wondered what it felt like to be able to create or replicate something beautiful. When we were invited to a friend’s milestone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US Attractions Bucket List 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Every time we begin plotting vacation ideas here in the US I am always amazed by the vast size of our country. How incredible it would be if we could just move into an RV and drive, coast to coast, north to south, exploring every state at our leisure. This year we will visit a [...]]]></description>
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