Ford Motor Co., museum plan new tour

Ford Motor Co., museum plan new tour
Ford Motor Co. and The Henry Ford museum will offer a new experience for visitors at the Ford Rouge Factory in Detroit beginning May 1.
Tours of the Rouge Center, with a behind-the-scenes tour of the new Dearborn Truck Plant's Final Assembly building, will begin and end at The Henry Ford.
The experience includes two multiscreen theaters and numerous touch-screen interpretive and hands-on displays.
The Rouge Complex is 85 years old and is in the process of a $2 billion update.
For more information, visit www.ford.com.
Puebla, Mexico, addsdouble-decker buses
Move over, New York and London. The Mexican colonial city of Puebla has introduced its own double-decker tour bus, reports Travel Weekly magazine. The red, roofless, double-decker makes several stops along its route, giving passengers the opportunity to get on and off at museums, cathedrals and other attractions.
Passengers receive complimentary earphones to listen to prerecorded information in a choice of five languages.
A day pass costs about $8.
It departs daily from the city's convention center at half-hour intervals from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Contact Turibus at 011-52-55-5566-0919 for more information.
Seabourn Legend cruisewill focus on comet
A special Seabourn Legend sailing in May will focus on a comet more than 2.5 times brighter than Halley's comet.
The all-suite 208-guest Legend will sail from Rome on May 9 on a seven-day itinerary expected to provide ideal conditions for viewing Q4 (NEAT).
Journalist Dan Benedict will provide commentary during shipboard seminars.
Daylight hours will include visits to Sardinia; Tunis; Sicily; Sorrento, Italy; Corsica and Monte Carlo. Fares start at $3,981 per person, double occupancy.
For more information, call (800) 929-9391 or visit www.seabourn.com.
London antiques show
Britain's most prominent national antiques shows will be held at the Duke of York's Square in London from March 24-30. The British Antique Dealers' Association Antiques & amp; Fine Arts Fair will feature exhibits by 100 dealers from England and an array of special events. Two shippers will be on hand to assist in the transport of purchases.
For more information, call (877) 872-0778 or visit www.bada-antiques-fair.co.uk.
Cookbook author hosts2 tours of Morocco
Casablanca-born Kitty Morse, author of nine cookbooks, is offering two tours spotlighting Morocco's culture and cuisine.
The trips, May 12-25 and Oct. 22-Nov. 4, will visit Rabat, Fez, Meknes and Marrakech, as well as the Kasbah Trail on the edge of the Sahara. Also on the itinerary is a visit to Morse's home.
The land-only price, based on 12 participants, double occupancy, is $4,995 per person, which is dependent upon currency fluctuations.
For more information, call (760) 479-4328.
Burton sketches shown
Drawings from 12 films directed by Tim Burton are on display at the American Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, N.Y.
Pee Wee Herman, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands and Big Fish are just some of the characters captured by Mr. Burton.
Conceptual sketches are the first step for the film director on any project. Burton selected the artwork for display from his personal collection.
For more information visit www.movingimage.us.