THE SMART TRAVELER

THE BALTIMORE SUN

10 FOR THE ROAD

Most-endangered historic places

The 10 -- plus one -- most endangered historic places in the United States, from the National Trust for Historic Preservation:

1. Brooklyn's industrial waterfront, New York 2. El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail, N.M. 3. H.H. Richardson House, Brookline, Mass. 4. Hialeah Park Race Course, Hialeah, Fla. 5. Historic places in transmission-line corridors, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware 6. Historic structures in Mark Twain National Forest, Mo. 7. Historic Route 66 Motels, Illinois to California 8. Minidoka Internment National Monument, Jerome County, Idaho 9. Philip Simmons' Workshop and Home, Charleston, S.C. 10. Pinon Canyon, Colo. 11. Stewart's Point Rancheria, Sonoma County, Calif.

AIRLINES

Midwest is best

Midwest Airlines was named best domestic airline in Travel + Leisure magazine's annual readers' survey. The Milwaukee, Wis.-based airline has won the honor in the magazine's World's Best Awards eight out of 12 years. JetBlue, despite highly publicized delays this past winter, came in No. 2 on the top 10 list. A complete list of World's Best Awards 2007 winners in every category is at travel

andleisure.com / worldsbest.

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ONLINE

Travel tips for women

Bucking the trend toward networking travel sites, journeywoman.com is one of a few that encourage women to go solo. "It is a woman's right of passage and very empowering," says Evelyn Hannon, the site's founder, who took her first solo trip 25 years ago. In the Web site's She Travels section, women share their experiences, both good and bad. Hannon's site has a million viewers a year, and she says her priority is to "inspire safe travel." To that end, women write in with safety tips. Another site, womentraveltips.com, also offers safety advice.

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