Imagine a shark with a 6-foot jaw span. Megalodon, ancestor of the modern-day great white and mako sharks, dominated the seas worldwide until its extinction 2 million years ago. At the Bishop Museum, you can take a stroll through a 60-foot-long sculpture of Big M, in the museum's upcoming exhibition "Megalodon: Largest Shark That Ever Lived." Learn about the evolution and extinction of megalodon, and see fossils of modern and prehistoric sharks.

The exhibition, produced by Florida Museum of Natural Science, is showing Oct. 11 to Jan. 11 at the Castle Memorial Building, Bishop Museum. www.bishopmuseum.org.

CANADA

IF YOU'RE HEADING TO WHISTLER, BOOK NOW AND SAVE A BUNDLE

Hawai'i snowbirds: Whistler, British Columbia's Book Early and Save packages can shave up to 35 percent off lodging and lift tickets, plus kids 12 and under ski and rent free if you book before Nov. 15. Five-night lodging and four-day lift packages start at $448 per person, and seven-night lodging and six-day lift packages start from $640 per person. Plus, Whistler's new Peak 2 Peak Gondola opens Dec. 12 to move skiers and snowboarders between Whistler Blackcomb's two peaks in 11 minutes.

As Whistler gets ready to host alpine events in the 2010 Winter Games, visitors this winter can tour the Whistler Sliding Centre, site of luge, bobsleigh and skeleton medal events, and also Whistler Olympic Park, site of ski jumping, nordic combined, cross-country skiing and biathlon medal events. www.whistler.com, 800-944-7853.

AIRLINE-FEE CHART SHOWS YOU HOW MUCH CASH YOU'LL NEED

On one trip you have to pay for a blanket, and on the next you're tagged for a second bag. Now Smarter Travel, Airfare Watchdog and Seat Guru have compiled the Ultimate Guide to Airline Fees at www.smartertravel.com. The chart lists 15 categories of fees across 16 popular airlines.

Find out whether in-flight food will cost you (up to $10 on Delta) or whether you'll be charged extra for booking your flight on the phone or in person ($30 on American, Northwest and United). The editors tell you when the last update was done. Go to SmarterTravel`.com, scroll down to the "Ultimate Guide to Airline Fees" section and download the guide as a PDF.