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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.

The new New York

City shows off newcomers 9/11 Museum and One World Observatory as well as the old faithfuls, writes Margaret Scheikowski.

Kick back in DC

<strong>The capital has unique attractions and only some of them are rich and powerful, writes James Henderson.</strong>

An insider's guide to Chicago

Chicago is a city of distinct and ethnically diverse neighbourhoods that's easy to explore using the extensive public transportation system.

Utah: On the rocks

What we found, however, is what travellers often do when they head somewhere off-season: smaller crowds and cheaper airfares and accommodation.

San Francisco: Never-ending story

It's been said that were the Paramount Theatre in San Francisco to require a new name, it might well be called the Paradox, for its history is studded with contradictions.

Chicago: My kinda town

Locals still refer to the Chicago icon as the Sears Tower, having been built as the company's headquarters in 1973.

San Francisco: A golden way to travel

I wondered if deciding to cycle over San Fran's Golden Gate Bridge on one of the busiest public holidays of the year was up there with the time I visited Disneyland on Independence Day.

USA: Reading the road

Driving the 'Mother Road', Route 66, Russell Contreras searches for the works of Kerouac and Hemingway at the many used bookstores along the way.