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Top 10 travel stories: Oct. 26, 2012

Latest Las Vegas attraction -- A Neon Museum:A vintage neon sign from the old Hacienda hotel in Vegas is part of the collection of the new Neon Museum, which opens Saturday in Sin City.
Latest Las Vegas attraction -- A Neon Museum:A vintage neon sign from the old Hacienda hotel in Vegas is part of the collection of the new Neon Museum, which opens Saturday in Sin City.
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Where to go in 2013 -- Travel's new hot spots: Lonely Planet's annual Best in Travel 2013 is hot off the presses with some surprising picks in its top 10 locations list. (Madagascar, anyone?)
Where to go in 2013 -- Travel's new hot spots: Lonely Planet's annual Best in Travel 2013 is hot off the presses with some surprising picks in its top 10 locations list. (Madagascar, anyone?)
Ragnar Th. Sigurdsson Arctic-Images.com
Sequestration cuts could reduce hours, the number of park rangers and the number of available camp sites at parks like Yosemite.
Sequestration cuts could reduce hours, the number of park rangers and the number of available camp sites at parks like Yosemite.
Laura Bly, USA TODAY
Singapore Airlines to drop world's longest flights: The title for the longest nonstop commercial airline flight appears set to change hands after the airline announced Thursday it will stop flying direct Singapore-Newark and Singapore-L.A.
Singapore Airlines to drop world's longest flights: The title for the longest nonstop commercial airline flight appears set to change hands after the airline announced Thursday it will stop flying direct Singapore-Newark and Singapore-L.A.
Roslan Rahman, AFP/Getty Images
First look at the Airbus A350 XWB: The nose section of the first Airbus A350 XWB plane is seen on the final assembly line in Toulouse, France, on Oct. 23, 2012. The A350 is Europe's first contribution to a new generation of mid-size wide body airliners that bring together the latest in aerodynamics, design, and advanced technologies to provide up to 25% better fuel efficiency and operating costs compared to current aircraft in the same size category.
First look at the Airbus A350 XWB: The nose section of the first Airbus A350 XWB plane is seen on the final assembly line in Toulouse, France, on Oct. 23, 2012. The A350 is Europe's first contribution to a new generation of mid-size wide body airliners that bring together the latest in aerodynamics, design, and advanced technologies to provide up to 25% better fuel efficiency and operating costs compared to current aircraft in the same size category.
Francois Mori, AP
At TSA museum, grim artifacts inspire mission:A small museum in Arlington, Va., houses some of the nation's most evocative artifacts: a big chunk of subway rail recovered from the New York City PATH station destroyed on 9/11 at the World Trade Center; the metal detector that screened hijackers Mohamed Atta and Abdulaziz al-Omari early that morning at Maine's Portland International Jetport. But unless you work for the Transportation Security Administration or have a special invitation to stop by, you won't be able to see these artifacts in person.
At TSA museum, grim artifacts inspire mission:A small museum in Arlington, Va., houses some of the nation's most evocative artifacts: a big chunk of subway rail recovered from the New York City PATH station destroyed on 9/11 at the World Trade Center; the metal detector that screened hijackers Mohamed Atta and Abdulaziz al-Omari early that morning at Maine's Portland International Jetport. But unless you work for the Transportation Security Administration or have a special invitation to stop by, you won't be able to see these artifacts in person.
Courtesy TSA
Airports offer more amenities for harried travelers:Airports across the U.S. are expanding what they offer travelers to take some stress out of flying, set themselves apart from rival airports and bring in more revenue.
Airports offer more amenities for harried travelers:Airports across the U.S. are expanding what they offer travelers to take some stress out of flying, set themselves apart from rival airports and bring in more revenue.
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America's 10 most haunted cities: See which locales top the ranks among ghost hunters for high concentrations of hauntings.
America's 10 most haunted cities: See which locales top the ranks among ghost hunters for high concentrations of hauntings.
Mick Cochran, USA TODAY
New Orleans' Treme neighborhood turns 200:Treme is considered one of America's most unusual neighborhoods and holds significant place in the history of jazz. It is also getting some new energy thanks in part to the spotlight provided by the HBO series Treme .
New Orleans' Treme neighborhood turns 200:Treme is considered one of America's most unusual neighborhoods and holds significant place in the history of jazz. It is also getting some new energy thanks in part to the spotlight provided by the HBO series Treme.
Gerald Herbert, AP
London, Toronto, Cancun top foreign destinations: If you're flying abroad, you're most likely taking off from New York and landing in London. And if those cities aren't on your international itinerary, you're most likely to be leaving from Miami or Los Angeles, and heading to Toronto; Cancun, Mexico;Tokyo or Mexico City.
London, Toronto, Cancun top foreign destinations: If you're flying abroad, you're most likely taking off from New York and landing in London. And if those cities aren't on your international itinerary, you're most likely to be leaving from Miami or Los Angeles, and heading to Toronto; Cancun, Mexico;Tokyo or Mexico City.
Kirby Le, US Presswire
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