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explore Hot Spots Great Getaways Best Literary Pilgrimages FOR Families OrlandO ★ FOR Fantasy Fans OxfOrd ★ FOR Fiction Lovers MOnterey photos (CloCkwise From top leFt) Courtesy oF universal studios, vistitbritain, seemonterey.Com, the mark twain house and museum, Farrell Grehan/Corbis, and by JeFF von ward/City liGhts books Why: ■ Universal Orlando® Resort’s two theme parks bring some of the greatest literary and cinematic stories ever created to life. ■ C. s. lewis, tolkien, and lewis Carroll may have transported you to other worlds, but it all started in oxford. Guided tours of Christ Church College, which reveal the story of its famous professor Carroll and alice lidell, the inspiration for Alice in Wonderland. the eagle and Child pub, where lewis, tolkien, and other “inklings” met to share a pint. visitbritain.com ■ John steinbeck’s birthplace played muse throughout his writing life and was the setting for classics like The Red Pony. Cannery Row’s namesake. once a hub of the fishing industry, it’s now a welcoming waterfront with restaurants, spas, and shops. the monarch migration in pacific Grove. he praised their “majestic pilgrimage” in Sweet Thursday. seemonterey.com don’t Miss: ■ in the wizarding world of harry potter™, at universal’s islands of adventure®, you can explore the corridors of hogwarts™ castle. harry potter and the Forbidden Journey™, a thrilling ride alongside harry himself. usairways vacations.com/universal ■ ■ author’s Choice: ■ ■ ■ san franCisCO FOR Beatniks ★ FOR Expatriates Key West ★ neW enGland FOR Lit Junkies Why: ■ when in san Francisco, do as the beats did. walk the steps of Jack kerouac, allen Ginsberg, and their bohemian buddies. snapping applause to a poetry reading at City lights bookstore, a counterculture hangout established by poet lawrence Ferlinghetti. vesuvio Cafe, a beat-centric saloon. legend tells of long nights with Jack and the gang. sanfrancisco.travel ■ no suffering for this artist. hemingway made the island home while he wrote A Farewell to Arms and other classics. Finding the penny hemingway pressed into wet cement surrounding his costly new pool while joking, “here, take the last penny i’ve got.” nearly 50 six-toed cats roam the hemingway home, including descendants of his own snowball. hemingwayhome.com ■ this region produced literary giants including emily dickinson, mark twain, and henry david thoreau. the elaborately decorated mark twain house in hartford. twain spent nearly $45,000 — a fortune at the time — building the 25-room mansion. the emily dickinson museum preserves the home where the prolific poet wrote some 1,800 poems. visitnewengland.com (s13) february 2013 don’t Miss: ■ ■ ■ author’s Choice: ■ ■ ■ harry potter, characters, names and related indicia are trademarks of and © warner bros. entertainment inc. harry potter publishing rights © Jkr. universal elements and all related indicia tm & © 2013 universal studios. © 2013 universal orlando. all rights reserved. usairwaysmag.com 15 http://www.usairwaysvacations.com/universal http://www.visitbritain.com http://www.seemonterey.com http://www.usairwaysvacations.com/universal http://www.SEEMONTEREY.COM http://www.hemingwayhome.com http://www.visitnewengland.com http://www.sanfrancisco.travel/ http://www.usairwaysmag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of US Airways - February 2013

US Airways - February 2013
Table of Contents
CEO Letter
From the Editor
Did You Know?
Making It Happen
Hot Spots: Best Literary Pilgrimages
Wine & Dine: Top Chefs on This Year's Trends
Wine & Dine: Comfort Food
Great Escapes: Secret Mexican Hideaways
Adventure: Best Hikes in the Valley of the Sun
Gear Up: Romantic Gestures
Destination 48: Phoenix
Travel Feature: La Magnifica Costa del Pacifico
US Airways Feature: Sky-High Sips
Best of Living: Scottsdale Saddles Up
Special Section: Chateau on Central
Best of Living: The Reef Residences at Atlantis
Williamsburg: Rediscovering the Revolutionary City
Arts Spotlight: Ovation
Special Section: Kentucky
Riding Lessons: Miller School of Albemarle
The Arts of Orange County
Must Read: Pandora's Lunchbox by Melanie Warner
Great Dates
Puzzles
Readers Resource Index
Your US Airways Guide
Video Entertainment
Audio Entertainment
U.S. and Caribbean Service Map
International Service Map
Airport Terminal Maps
US Airways Fleet/Customs & Immigration
Passenger Info/Contact US Airways
US Airways MarketPlace®
Giving: US Airways' Do Crew
Window or Aisle?

US Airways - February 2013