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It is a truth universally acknowledged that parents of American schoolchildren must take them to Colonial Williamsburg. This fact came home forcefully to my husband and me after our friends from Algeria made the pilgrimage with their son. “The secret,” they told us when they returned radiant with historical insights that our native-born family still lacked, “is to get the vacation package that includes Busch Gardens.” So last April we set off on the long drive south, promising our two boys, 10 and 12, twin entertainments: costumed interpreters well informed about eighteenth-century life and roller coasters.

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May 1-5: Branson Country Music Festival

The hills may be alive with the sound of music, but there is a decided guitar twang echoing on the summer air as country music festivals and venues open for the season.

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			WWII 60th Anniversary Tour May 1-10, 2005 More Info >>

	Travel from Paris to Normandy, as well as Luxembourg and Belgium on this historic four-day tour. First class accomodations and meals are included throughout.

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			Hershey, PA Visit Hersheypark and more! More Info >>

	First, a warning: do not plan a trip to Hershey if you are counting calories. The town’s ever-present bowls of Kisses and miniatures are just too dangerous for weight watchers. However, travelers lured by the potentially unfortunate combination of ample candy and high-speed roller coasters might be surprised…

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			Robert Johnson, the Devil and Me Exploring the Blues in the Mississippi Delta More Info >>

	The blues, arguably the first truly American music, evolved from a Southern front-porch pastime into a global phenomenon. But for lovers of authentic blues, the Delta is still mecca.

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			WWII Cemeteries Tour Visit France, Belgium and the Netherlands. June 1-10, 2005 More Info >>

	Join distinguished contributors to American Heritage, the magazine devoted to the exploration of America’s past, and the preeminent World War II tour experts from Historic Tours, on a ten-day exploration of places where the history of the world was changed.

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Mississippi Delta
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