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AP - In the Bible, Moses climbs Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments.

AP - Huckleberry Finn sprang to life in a swirl of cheap cigar smoke at Mark Twain's cozy hilltop cabin in upstate New York far from the Mississippi River.

AP - With the majesty of the Smoky Mountains as a backdrop, the Pancake Pantry in Gatlinburg has been serving locals and visitors alike for 50 years.

AP - I started hearing the offers soon after arriving at the Liang Bua cave in the mountains of Flores island.

AP - Looking down into the construction site covering the 16 acres where the World Trade Center once stood, some might see a place shadowed by death.

AP - Mexico's spring break king — Cancun — is rebounding quickly from last year's triple blow to its tourism industry caused by the country's swine flu epidemic, drug violence and a global economic crisis.

AP - With 100 days to go before the World Cup, jackhammers shuddered and bulldozers rumbled Tuesday as workers wearing "Proud to be building Soccer City for 2010" buttons readied South Africa's main stadium.

AP - Grabbing a bat once swung by Johnny Bench brought a rush of cherished memories for James Montgomery during a visit to the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory — where baseball memorabilia mixes with a close-up look at how the famed bats are crafted.

AP - From the Pacific coast to the shores of the Black Sea. From the peaks of western Canada to the Caucasus mountains of southern Russia. From gleaming North American skyline to palm-fringed resort in the former Soviet Union.

AP - It is billed as a leisurely boat tour. The shark surfaces, its fin slicing through the water.

AP - There is arguably no place more central to Ireland's capital than the River Liffey, snaking its way through the city and dividing Dublin into north and south sides before emptying into the Irish Sea at the city's edge.

AP - About 15,000 African slaves and their descendants were once unceremoniously buried under what is today Manhattan — and forgotten.

AP - The February issue of a respected wine industry trade publication gives only one of the world's wines both a rarefied 98 score and the top spot in the "highly recommended" section.

AP - Texas should have a colorful spring, with recent rains bringing an abundance of wildflowers and blooms already popping up, experts say.

AP - Myrtle Beach has a reputation as a family beach — a workingman's destination where a week of sun and fun with the kids won't break the bank.

AP - The few beach walkers, surfers and sidewalk shoppers who ventured out on a recent chilly afternoon created a very different scene from the craziness that will soon crank up here as temperatures climb and students descend on this spring break paradise.

AP - Look, there's Oscar winner Warren Beatty at the Beverly Hills Hotel, lounging in a restaurant booth. Or Drew Barrymore huffing it up a trail in the Hollywood Hills.