Exhibit memorializes World Trade Center

Exhibit memorializes World Trade Center
New York's World Trade Center, destroyed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, is memorialized in a new exhibit at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.
"Twin Towers Remembered" presents 60 photographs of the 110-story landmarks taken over three decades by Camilo Jose Vergara, whose photo exhibit "El Nuevo Mundo: The Landscape of Latino Los Angeles" created controversy last year over its focus on impoverished immigrant neighborhoods.
The exhibit runs through March 10. Admission to the museum, open daily, is free.
Car rental company files for bankruptcy
MIAMI -- ANC Rental Corp., the parent company of Alamo and National car rental companies, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection recently, the latest victim of the retreat in travel since the terrorist attacks.
"The drastic decline in travel after Sept. 11 has taken a tremendous toll on our business, and our current capital and expense structure cannot absorb the shortfall," said ANC chairman and chief executive Michael Egan.
He promised to "continue serving customers while we stabilize the business."
All reservations will be honored, the company said.
Wilson House displays 1920s toy collection
Toys of the 1920s are on display at Woodrow Wilson House, a National Trust Historic Site in Washington, D.C.
Through Feb. 25, "Blinkums, Dinkums and Dismal Desmond" features popular toys in manufacture during the Jazz Age, including Lincoln Logs, an original Felix the Cat and Tinker Toys, the first Playskool items.
Board games and the president's stuffed Princeton tiger also will be on display. Admission is free. For more information, call (202) 387-4062 or visit www.woodrowwilsonhouse.org on the Web.
U.S. Niagara Falls plans to scale back light fest
The Niagara Falls Festival of Lights drew crowds of holiday visitors to the famous falls' edge for the last 20 years, but not this year.
Funding problems and lower turnouts in recent years led backers to fold it. The city says it will stage a less-elaborate Winterfest.
Meanwhile, across the river on the Canadian side, Niagara Falls, Ontario, continues to offer its own Winter Festival of Lights, promoted as Canada's largest lighting festival. It runs from Nov. 17 to Jan. 22.
For more information call (800) 563-2557 or visit www.niagarafallstourism.com on the Web. For Niagara Falls, N.Y., call (716) 285-8484 or visit www.nfcvb.com on the Web.
Looking for snow? Check out Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska in winter?
You don't go for the weather, of course, but it's a good season to see the northern lights and cheer on dog-sled racers in the Alaskan region.
The "Fairbanks Winter: Always Guaranteed!" brochure, published by the Fairbanks Convention and Visitors Bureau, has a calendar of events through April, lists adventure outfitters and offers coupons for lodging and attractions.
Call (907) 456-5774, or visit www.explorefairbanks.com on the Web.