Hunting for the Capitol of ‘Hunger Games’ in Denver

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  • Hunting for the Capitol of ‘Hunger Games’ in Denver

    Hunting for the Capitol of ‘Hunger Games’ in Denver

    Denver is popularly believed to the be the model for the Capitol in the bestselling “Hunger Games.” Is it? Our author searches for clues.

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  • In Tel Aviv, Bauhaus rules

    In Tel Aviv, Bauhaus rules

    A tour through the faded but fabulous — and slowly being restored — Bauhaus architecture of Tel Aviv.

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  • A date with a California garden

    A date with a California garden

    Smart Mouth: Visiting Shields Date Garden in southern California.

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Travel Features

The Big Easy on the big screen

SIDE ORDER | A new tour scouts out prime film locations in New Orleans — home to more movies than you might think.

Torpedoes in the desert

Vegas’s Mob Museum uses many of the techniques one finds at other venues focused on subjects where popular culture and history are too intertwined to be unraveled.

Funny signs from the road

SIGN LANGUAGE | The Post is looking for the best shots of amusing signs from the world of travel. Here’s one of them.

Funny signs from the road

SIGN LANGUAGE | The Post is looking for the best shots of amusing signs from the world of travel. Here’s one of them.

Skiing in New York’s Catskills

THE IMPULSIVE TRAVELER | Hunter and Windham mountains are close in geography but far apart in identity.

Funny signs from the road

SIGN LANGUAGE | The Post is looking for the best shots of amusing signs from the world of travel. Here’s one of them.

Perfect Valentine’s Day Getaways

Choose one of these unexpected destinations for a suprise vacation with your sweetheart.

Eerie ice in Erie, Pa.

THE IMPULSIVE TRAVELER | Scoping out Erie, Pa., and the surreal ice dunes in nearby Presque Isle State Park.

2011 Ski Guide

Ready to hit the slopes? Find where the snow is in our annual look at mountains near and far.

Travel Deals

This May 5, 2011 image provided by Disney Cruise Line shows the Disney Wonder ship in Tracy Arm, Alaska. Disney Wonder returns to Alaska for its second season this year, part of a trend in the cruise industry of more cruises heading to the 49th state. (AP Photos/Disney Cruise Line, Diana Zalucky)

What’s the Deal?

This week’s best travel bargains around the globe.

Escapes

Under the spell of ‘hex signs’

KUTZTOWN, PA. -- MARCH 2012: A barn star at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University. (PHOTO BY SUE KOVACH SHUMAN FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)

ESCAPES | A tour of Pennsylvania Dutch country’s “hex barns” shows off the colorful and unusual folk art.

Baltimore’s hidden Gilded Age gem

BALTIMORE, MD - DATE - The walls and shelves of the reading room at Evergreen House are teak. On the lunette is a mural by Miguel Covarrubias depicting Amsterdam, one of John Work Garrett's diplomatic posts. (Photo by James F. Lee For the Washington Post)

Evergreen Museum & Library, a 19th-century Italianate mansion, is worth getting to know.

Olden days in New Castle, Del.

A statue of William Penn on part of a tract of 1,000 acres set aside in 1701 by William Penn for the inhabitants of the town of New Castle, Del., is shown March 10, 2004. Suggestions for a national park in Delaware include an underwater marine park off Cape Henlopen, where a popular state park known for its frequent dolphin-sightings already exists; Fort Delaware on Pea Patch Island; the 353-year-old cobblestoned town of New Castle, shown here; and a historic site related to Caesar Rodney, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. (AP Photo/Pat Crowe II)

ESCAPES | This Colonial-era town on the Delaware River still looks much as it did 300 years ago.

The pearls of N.Y.’s oyster-bar scene

NEW YORK, NY - 2012 - New York, NY - January 11: The Shucker's Special on the lunch menu at Aqua Grill includes; half-a-dozen featured oysters, above, with a bowl of soup or chowder and a mesclun salad for $23. (Photo by Charlie Vascellaro)

ESCAPES | Armed with a taste for seafood and empty stomachs, a group of friends hits the trail to try out the Big Apple’s oyster offerings.

In Pa., a mystery brewing

MOUNT JOY, PA - JANUARY 6: Diners enjoy The Catacombs restaurant beneath Bube's Brewery.  Limestone caverns were ideal places to keep beer in the days before refrigeration.
(Photo by James F. Lee For The Washington Post)

Bube’s Brewery, a complex of restaurants, a hotel and a microbrewery, nurtures an air of intrigue with its ghost tours and murder mystery theater.

Bed Check

Cape May. Even before a recent renovation, the Brown Room lounge in Cape May's Congress Hall hotel emanated a sense of casual elegance. Zofia Smardz

A casual but elegant grande dame

Congress Hall, a seaside hotel in Cape May, can provide a delightful social experience — if you can find a seat.

JOHNSON CITY, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 7, 2012 - Traditions at the Glen is located in Johnson City, NY.(Photo by Andrea Sachs / The Washington Post)

A comfortable history

Traditions at the Glen, a former IBM retreat, has all guests need to unwind. Just don’t forget the salt.

WASHINGTON DC - FEBRUARY, 2012 - The Zora Neale Hurston room at Akwaaba Bed and Breakfast in DC. (Photo by Joe Yonan The Washington Post)

A bounty of hospitality

Akwaaba Bed and Breakfast in Washington’s Dupont Circle neighborhood keeps you feeling welcome.

The Navigator

In rental scams, no sense of ownership

This undated image provided by Inspirato shows the view offered from one of the vacation properties available from Inspired Giving and Inspirato in Punta De Mita, Mexico.  The new program launched this week gives special vacation deals to those donating to charitable organizations. “It’s a great way to grow our business,” said Jackie Benton, executive director of Inspired Giving. “People are going to vacation anyway. What a great way to take some of that money, give back and get this great vacation too.” (AP Photo/Inspirato)

When customers fall victim to phishing scams, both property owners and intermediary Web sites can say they’re not at fault.

Travel galleries

Watching Hawaii’s winged inhabitants

Bird-watching can serve a can be a good way to meet local experts and see the state’s natural beauty.

Tallinn’s living history

Estonia’s capital has retained its cultural heritage and Gothic architecture despite hundreds of years of foreign occupation.

The grandeur of St. Petersburg

Catherine Palace, the Peter and Paul Cathedral and St. Isaac's Cathedral are in Russia’s most cosmopolitan city.

Scenic views and old-world charm in Transylvania

There is more to see and do in Transylvania than stake out Dracula’s castle.

Vote for your favorite European travel destination

What European cities have the most to offer travelers? Vote for your favorite vacation spot.