Endeavour to LA, Atlantis to KSC, Discovery to DC, Enterprise to New York

NASA Announces New Homes For Shuttle Orbiters After Retirement
“After 30 years of spaceflight, more than 130 missions, and numerous science and technology firsts, NASA’s space shuttle fleet will retire and be on display at institutions across the country to inspire the next generation of explorers and engineers.”
Space Shuttle to Land in Manhattan, NY Times
“A space shuttle is coming to Manhattan, but not one of the three that have carried astronauts into orbit. The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is getting the fourth shuttle, the Enterprise, according to a person who had been briefed on the decision.”
Seattle’s Museum of Flight won’t get a space shuttle
“Seattle’s Museum of Flight won’t be home to a space shuttle orbiter, according to a person briefed on the decision but not authorized to discuss it publicly. NASA Administrator Charles Bolden is set to announce the winners at 10 a.m., Pacific Time.
City officials: Houston will not get one of the retired space shuttles, KHOU
“City officials on Tuesday confirmed to KHOU 11 News that Houston will not receive one of NASA’s retired space shuttles. The official announcement was set to be made by NASA Administrator Charles Bolden at noon at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.”
Sen. Sherrod Brown blasts NASA denial of Dayton’s space shuttle bid, Cleveland.com
“NASA ignored the intent of Congress and the interests of taxpayers,” Brown said in a press statement. “NASA was directed to consider regional diversity when determining shuttle locations. Unfortunately, it looks like regional diversity amounts to which coast you are on, or which exit you use on I-95. Even more insulting to taxpayers is that having paid to build the shuttles, they will now be charged to see them at some sites.”
Abort mission: Adler, lakefront won’t be home to retired shuttle, Chicago Sun Times
“Adler will get a space-flight simulator used to train astronauts that’s currently in Houston. It will become a new centerpiece for the planetarium, said Adler President Paul Knappenberger. The simulator is three-stories high and features a “full-scale mock-up of the crew compartment” of a space shuttle, he said.”
Houston Gets No Space Shuttle: See What Happens When You Don’t Have a Texan in the White House?, Houston Press
“This is certainly disappointing, but not entirely unexpected as the Administration has been hinting that Houston would not be a winner in this political competition,” Mayor Annise Parker said in an issued statement. “I am disappointed for Houston, the JSC family and the survivors of the Columbia and Challenger missions who paid the ultimate price for the advancement of space exploration. There was no other city with our history of human space flight or more deserving of a retiring orbiter. It is unfortunate that political calculations have prevailed in the final decision.”