Read more visitors stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/26843/visitors.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:56:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47074/huffpo-worth-200m-em-more-like-2m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Huffington Post stunned the media world when it scooped up $25 million last month from Oak Investment Partners for an undisclosed stake, but industry tongue-waggers who put the uberblog's value between $100 million and $200 million are full of it, writes Simon Dumenco in AdAge. To "anybody with basic...http://www.newser.com/story/47074/huffpo-worth-200m-em-more-like-2m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Jan 2009 13:41:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46515/amid-recession-visitors-flock-to-national-parks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLocal economies enjoyed a federal bailout of sorts from National Parks visitors, who spent $11.8 billion in businesses surrounding parks and monuments last year. For every government dollar dispensed on upkeep and some 200,000 workers, $4 were generated in local spending, reports the Washington Times . Sales were up...http://www.newser.com/story/46515/amid-recession-visitors-flock-to-national-parks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Dec 2008 6:38:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/31311/grand-canyon-is-no-disneyland.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEvery day from before dawn until around midnight, a staff of thousands unites to keep the Grand Canyon in good condition and its 4.4 million annual visitors safe. NPR travels to the iconic destination to see how it works. "I hope that you are not imagining a pony ride...http://www.newser.com/story/31311/grand-canyon-is-no-disneyland.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 01 Jul 2008 18:15:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31320/more-young-men-go-into-the-wild-in-alaska.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJust as residents of Healy, Alaska feared, more men have come looking for the bus—the old jalopy where Christopher McCandless died on his famous quest, the AP reports. Portrayed in the book and film, Into the Wild , his trip to Alaska has inspired dozens to trek through dicey weather...http://www.newser.com/story/31320/more-young-men-go-into-the-wild-in-alaska.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 30 Jun 2008 19:18:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/21934/report-rips-zoo-in-tiger-attack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen a 243-pound tiger escaped its pen and began mauling Christmas Day visitors, the San Francisco Zoo was painfully understaffed and ill-equipped to respond to the emergency, according to a new report. "The zoo is too often chasing problems," concluded the independent Association of Zoos and Aquariums of the attack,...http://www.newser.com/story/21934/report-rips-zoo-in-tiger-attack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Mar 2008 7:37:00 CDT