THE AMERICAS: EXPANSION'S A BREEZE

SuperClubs, best known for its all-inclusive resorts in Jamaica, last month opened a Breezes Panama Resort & Spa in the southern Pacific Coast resort community of Santa Clara. In February, SuperClubs plans to open another Breezes resort in Búzios, near Rio de Janeiro, the chain's second in Brazil. SuperClubs also has resorts in Curacao and the Bahamas.

Details: www.superclubs.com or 800-467-8737.

CHICAGO: BE DAZZLED

Nearly 800 glittering objects, including some of the world's most stunning stones (including the 128.54-carat bauble that Audrey Hepburn wore in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's) have gone on exhibit at the Field Museum. The Nature of Diamonds tells the story of the objects that have inspired scientists, writers and gold diggers for millennia. Pieces owned by Mae West, Catherine the Great of Russia, Joan Crawford and Elton John among others are on display, and visitors will learn where diamonds are found and how they're formed, mined, graded, cut, sold and used in cutting-edge technologies.

Details: Nature of Diamonds runs through March 28. 312-922-9410 or fieldmuseum.org.

WASHINGTON, D.C.: GARAGE ROCK

Parking garages usually aren't the most attractive buildings in a city, but they are the subject of a new exhibit at the National Building Museum. House of Cars: Innovation and the Parking Garage portrays the familiar structures as more than just concrete decks. They have been showcases for innovation and at times served as platforms for the best-known architects of the 20th century. The exhibit features the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, among others, and includes art as well as footage from TV and movies.

Details: House of Cars runs through July. www.nbm.org or 202-272-2448.

-- ASSOCIATED PRESS

KENTUCKY: COME ON DOWN!

Joseph Marzelli is glad for the cheerful canary singing in the darkness of an Appalachian coal mine. ``As long as I can hear your song, I know I'm safe,'' says Marzelli, explaining the ins and outs of coal mining in the early days of the Industrial Revolution, when miners used canaries as air monitors. Marzelli is one of a crew of animatronic miners who greet visitors inside Portal 31, an underground coal mine that last month opened as a tourist attraction in Lynch. The half-hour tour involves eight stops depicting different eras in mining, progressing to a modern-day exhibit that shows the kind of toothy machines that continuously chew coal out of the mountains.

Details: www.kingdomcome.org or 606-848-1530.

-- ASSOCIATED PRESS

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