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EXECUTIVE TRAVEL : Saturday Night Cabin Fever

To help business travelers with their weekend plans, Hampton Inns Inc. has compiled a list of “not-so-famous” things to do in the Top 10 business destinations around the country:

Chicago: Try the Rock-n-Roll McDonald’s that features not just hamburgers, but life-size models of the Beatles and the 1959 Corvette from the film “Peggy Sue Got Married.” Open daily; (312) 664-7940.

Dallas: Check out the Mesquite Championship Rodeo, where you can chow down on barbecue and watch bull riding, calf roping and barrel racking. Open March 31 through Sept. 30; (214) 285-8777.

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Los Angeles: Get a feel for the Old West at Sunset Ranch, which offers moonlight horseback rides over a six-mile trail into Burbank on Friday nights, followed by a Mexican dinner. (213) 469-5450.

Atlanta: Get inside Turner Broadcasting with a 35-minute studio walking tour of the company’s headquarters that includes watching live broadcasts of CNN “Headline News” and weather reports. Open daily 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; (404) 827-2491.

New York: Visit the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan, which has been under construction for 103 years. When completed, it will be the largest cathedral in the world, more than two football fields long and 10 stories high. Tours available; (212) 316-7540.

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San Francisco: Rent a mountain bike and enjoy the city’s bay views from Angel Island, a 750-acre state park that was once a Civil War camp and World War II Army base. Take the Red and White Ferry from Pier 43 1/2; (415) 435-2131.

Washington: Tour the Treasury Department. On Saturdays, you get a glimpse of rarely seen rooms during the architectural and historical tour of the agency. Tours begin at 10 a.m.; (202) 622-2000. Make reservations in advance.

Boston: Does the corporate world feel like a witch hunt to you? Find out what a real one was like at the Salem Witch Museum, 30 minutes northeast of Boston. Open daily; (508) 744-1692.

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Denver: Want to know what gambling was like before Las Vegas? Drive out to Central City, an Old West-style gambling town 35 miles west of Denver. Bus transportation available; (303) 573-0247.

Houston: Get down from the high-rises and spend a few hours in Memorial Park near downtown. Its 1,434 wooded acres offer plenty of biking and jogging trails. Open daily to 6 p.m.; (713) 880-8163.

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