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• 5 fun things for families in Flagstaff 4:19 PM FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -- Arizona in summer is known for dashboard-melting afternoons and low temperatures that top some other states' highs. But there's more to the state than cactus and heat, and the Grand Canyon is hardly the only place worth visiting this time of year....

• NY superhero tour is geared to the geeks among us 4:09 PM NEW YORK (AP) -- "I don't get the whole Harry Potter thing," a young boy says to our tour guide as we trudge down a midtown Manhattan street, the pavement glistening in the beastly mid-July sun....

• Big Sur, Calif. a haven for writers, musicians 4:58 PM BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) -- The road to Big Sur is a narrow, winding one, with the Pacific Ocean on one side, spread out like blue glass, and a mountainside of redwood trees on the other....

• Swimming holes offer natural cool-off spots 11:37 AM WARREN, Vt. (AP) -- In the only New England state without an Atlantic Ocean coastline, there are no ocean waves to bodysurf, no outdoor water parks to splash in....

• Museum scavenger hunts ask who killed the curator 8:42 AM NEW YORK (AP) -- An assistant museum curator who questioned the authenticity of a Leonardo da Vinci has been murdered - but before he died he left a code in his appointment calendar and a cryptic trail of clues connected to secrets in works of art that point to the killer....