Turkey’s capital city is an easy sell

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  • Turkey’s capital city is an easy sell

    Turkey’s capital city is an easy sell

    There are attractions galore in Ankara, from Ataturk’s mausoleum to mosques and carpet shops.

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  • Exploring the caves of Puerto Rico

    Exploring the caves of Puerto Rico

    Looking for something different in Puerto Rico, the author heads for a cave park and a remote observatory.

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  • A Norfolk house museum full of amazing art

    A Norfolk house museum full of amazing art

    The Hermitage Museum in Norfolk houses an impressive collection of Asian and impressionist art.

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TOKYO, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 12:  Aerial view of the Tokyo Tower on September 12, 2013 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo was selected as the site of the 2020 Olympics.  (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images)

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Caption: The Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial in Belgium. Fallen members of the 551st Parachute Infantry Battalion are buried here.

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Bed Check

CAPE MAY, NJ - NOVEMBER 24: The exterior of Leith Hall, a bed-and-breakfast in Cape May, NJ, that also happens to be just half a block from the beach, seen here on November 24, 2013. (Photo by Becky Krystal / The Washington Post)

Time stands still in the 1880s at Leith Hall

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STEPHENS CITY, VA - OCTOBER 11: The Inn at Vaucluse Spring is a A15-room Shenandoah Valley property which features six buildings tossed about like wind. In the middle of the property, the eponymous spring runs past the old mill. (Photo by Andrea Barber/The Washington Post)

Good things spring forth at this Virginia inn

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BUTLER, PA - OCTOBER 15: Beautifully kept greens grace either side of the driveway of the Conley Resort in Butler, PA seen here on October 15, 2013. (Photo by Bonnie S. Benwick / The Washington Post)

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