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Step back in time when you stay in a historic hotel.

By: Wendy Paris | Source: NRTA Live & Learn | May 23, 2007

Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, CA

Credit: Elena Koulik

Built in 1888, the Victorian beach resort Hotel del Coronado has been host to presidents and movie stars.

Chateau Frontenac hotel, Quebec City, Canada

The Chateau Frontenac, perched above the St. Lawrence River with views of old Quebec City below. (Photo by Robert St-Coeur)

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