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Where To Find Sacramento’S 9 Most Surprisingly Affordable Vintage Markets
Vintage shopping gets much more exciting when the price tag does not immediately end the conversation. A little…
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The Frog Legs At This Homey Restaurant In Kentucky Are So Good, You’Ll Think About Them All Week
Kentucky sits a long way from any coast. That has never stopped anyone here from frying things properly….
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This Small-Town Delaware Fabric Shop Turns Every Shelf Into A Crafter’s Dream
Your fabric stash is already overflowing, yet somehow you still have nothing for your next project. The big…
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This Peaceful Massachusetts Coastal Town Is Winning Over People Who Avoid Busy Destinations
Busy coastal towns can make relaxation feel like another task to manage. This Massachusetts community offers the opposite….
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This Connecticut Bakery Keeps Its Pastry Case Fresh With Treats That Constantly Change
A bakery visit becomes much more interesting when you cannot predict what will be waiting behind the glass….
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This Old-School Oregon Italian Restaurant Still Pulls In Massive Crowds
You have eaten plenty of pasta that tasted like a sad box from the pantry. The sauce was…
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This Massachusetts Reuse Store Is A Treasure Trove Of Secondhand Craft Supplies
Before buying another box of supplies, imagine what is already sitting unused in someone else’s closet. One Massachusetts…
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10 North Carolina Towns Losing Residents As Their Populations Keep Getting Older
The census can make a town look quieter than it actually feels. Spend an afternoon there, and the…
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These 11 Down-Home California Restaurants Know Exactly How Fried Chicken Should Taste
Fried chicken has very little room to hide. The coating needs crunch, the meat needs to stay juicy,…
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Start Your Spooky Season With Crystals, Tarot And Mystical Finds At This Connecticut Gift Shop
Spooky season does not always need fake cobwebs and plastic skeletons. Sometimes the mood calls for something a…
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These 10 Georgia Places Are Known For Their Eerie Paranormal Legends
The lights flickered twice before anyone said a word. Nobody in the room seemed surprised. That’s when I…
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This 67-Year-Old Connecticut Burger Spot Was Just Named Home To The Best Cheeseburger In The State
Sticking around for decades is impressive. Still being discussed when people argue about the state’s best cheeseburger makes…
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Nebraska Is Home To A Zoo Where A Glass Tunnel Lets Sharks Swim Right Over Your Head
A shark’s belly is not something most people expect to see in Nebraska. Yet here it is, pale…
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You Can Hike Past 350-Year-Old Trees And Towering Sandstone Bluffs On This Secret Kentucky Trail
Kentucky has been logged pretty thoroughly over the past two centuries. That makes what survives on one Harlan…
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This North Carolina Steakhouse Is Inside A 100-Year-Old Police Station And Serves Steaks Worth Remembering
Order dinner in Belmont and you may find yourself eating beneath a reminder of the building’s former life….
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This North Carolina Cafe Serves Coffee Beside Shelves Of Used Books Starting At Just $1.25
Book lovers know the danger of walking into a place with coffee and cheap secondhand books under the…
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This No-Frills New Hampshire Restaurant Serves Lunch And Dinner Buffets Five Days A Week
Think of the first buffet lap as reconnaissance, not dinner. One New Hampshire restaurant rewards diners who look…
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7 Nebraska Cafes Where The Cinnamon Rolls Come Out Bigger Than Your Plate
The first clue is usually the box, because nobody hands you a to-go container before you have even…
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Florida’S Quiet Polish Club Has A Kitchen Made For Pierogi And Potato Pancakes
I went looking for a party hall and left plotting a pierogi menu, which is not how errands…
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You Can Take Home Cretaceous-Era Fossils From This Texas Park, And It’s 100% Free
A tiny shape in the mud can turn into a story millions of years old. That possibility is…
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Hundreds Of Rescued Animals Wait For New Homes At This Nebraska Humane Society
You walk in planning to just look, and that plan falls apart in about four minutes. Somewhere in…
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This Tiny California Mountain Town Might Be The Coziest Fall Getaway In The State
Fall feels a little more convincing when the air turns crisp and a mountain road leads somewhere small…
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Giant Wooden Gnomes Hide Along A Forest Path At This Quirky Idaho Garden
Gnomes are not the first thing you expect to find a few steps from an old prison in…
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Deep In A Florida Forest, A Crystal-Clear Spring Stays 72 Degrees All Year
I packed a sandwich and low expectations, figuring this would be one more quick swim to escape a…
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This Hole-In-The-Wall Donut Shop In Maryland Is Hiding Treats Worth A Road Trip
7 p.m. is when most bakeries become memories for the day. One Maryland donut shop flips that schedule…
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This Idaho Nuclear Reactor Made History When Atomic Power First Lit Up Light Bulbs
Four ordinary light bulbs glowed in the Idaho desert one December afternoon in 1951, and they made world…
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10 New Mexico Destinations Perfect For An Unforgettable Friendcation
Every friend group has one planner, one late sleeper, one photographer, and one person asking where to eat…
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8 Idaho Farms That Turn Milk From Their Own Herd Into Cheese Right On The Farm
Squeaky cheese curds taste best when the cows that made them are grazing within earshot of the cash…
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Chinese Miners Left Behind A Temple That Still Holds Its Altar In This Idaho Town
Sturdy old walls rarely make anyone stop in their tracks, but one plain building in an Idaho gold…
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8 Idaho Mazes That Take Families At Least An Hour To Escape This October
Eight feet of stacked straw looks harmless from the parking lot, right up until the third dead end….
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This Idaho Indoor Go-Kart Track Runs Electric Karts Up To 40 MPH Under One Roof
Behind a plain storefront on a busy Treasure Valley road, small electric race cars whip around a tight…
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10 Massachusetts Restaurants That Continue To Impress Local Food Lovers
Locals do not keep returning to a restaurant out of politeness. Massachusetts dining rooms that stay popular usually…
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The Small-Town Bakery In Indiana Where Locals Say The Long Wait Is Worth It
You are standing in a line that stretches toward the parking lot. Ahead of you, someone is explaining…
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9 Connecticut Farmers Markets Brimming With Harvest Foods And Happy Crowds
Fall farmers markets have their own soundtrack. Paper bags rustle, vendors chat with familiar faces and somebody nearby…
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This Connecticut Border Town Packs Historic Streets, Wooded Trails And Old Industrial Charm Into One Small Escape
A good small-town escape should give you options without making you spend half the day driving between them….
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10 Hawaii Communities Worth Comparing For Retirement Costs And Lifestyle
Can island retirement ever feel financially realistic? In Hawaii, the answer depends heavily on where you look and…
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The Enormous Connecticut Buffet That Pairs Perfectly With A Fall Foliage Drive
Autumn road trips have one tiny flaw: all that leaf peeping eventually makes you hungry. Fortunately, a giant…
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Sitting On A Lonely Prairie Hill, Nebraska’s Pony Express Era Fort Kearny Still Guards Its Stockade
A gravel lane, a wide green lawn, and a wooden wall rising out of the Nebraska grass hardly…
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This San Diego, California Fabric Store Is Packed With More Than 16,000 Bolts Of Colorful Fabric
Walking into a fabric store with a specific project in mind sounds wonderfully responsible. Then you spot a…
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Hand-Carved Wooden Horses Still Circle On The Restored 1920s Idaho Centennial Carousel In Rexburg
Thirty-eight wooden horses rise and fall under a round roof in a city park in eastern Idaho, and…
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Deep In Idaho’s Sawtooths Sits A Lake Where The Peaks Reflect Perfectly At Dawn
Granite peaks with jagged tops stand upside down in the water every calm morning in the middle of…
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Forget Carrying A Heavy Pack, These Idaho Hiking Trips Come With Llamas
Llamas hum. That small, surprising sound is one of the first things people notice on a backcountry trail…
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10 Legendary Texas Stops You Can Pack Into One Road Trip
Draw a line across Texas and it will probably cross something worth stopping for. That is the danger…
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This North Carolina Bead Store Has More Than 10,000 Jewelry-Making Products Under One Roof
Ten thousand tiny reasons to lose track of time are hiding under one roof. That is what happens…
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Inside This Nebraska Park Sits A Log Fort Rebuilt Exactly Where Soldiers Guarded The Missouri In 1820
I only pulled off the highway for a quick stretch and a look at a sign I had…
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This North Carolina Cemetery Is Often Called One Of The State’s Most Beautiful
Beauty is not the first thing most people expect to find behind cemetery gates. That assumption changes quickly…
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9 Woman-Owned Connecticut Shops Where You Can Browse Everything From Antiques To Handmade Goods
Shopping gets much more interesting when every store does not seem to stock the same things. One door…
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This Nebraska Park Hosts Free Saturday Night Stargazing Where Volunteers Aim Telescopes At The Planets
The plan was a quiet walk by the lake, nothing more. Then a small building with a rolling…
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More Than 200 Feet Of Cliff Wall Surround This Idaho Waterfall You Reach On An Easy Path
A roadside pullout with room for maybe five cars does not look like much in southern Idaho. Walk…
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This Middle-Of-Nowhere Georgia Farm Store Sells Fresh Cheese, Butter, And Grass-Fed Goods
A farmer waved at me before I even parked. That should have been my first clue this place…
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7 Small-Town Nebraska Restaurants Where Fried Catfish Comes Out Crisp Every Friday
The parking lot looked half empty, the sign had seen better years, and the plate that came out…
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Here’s What First-Timers Get Wrong About Driving Nebraska’s Sandhills Highway 2 In Fall
Somewhere past the last big grocery store, the cornfields gave way to grass-covered hills, and a quiet two-lane…
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10 Louisiana Restaurants Serving Seriously Memorable Pizza
Pizza does not need regional permission to be excellent. Louisiana may be famous for other dishes, but small…
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This California Italian Market Packs Fresh-Baked Bread, Cannoli And 24 Gelato Flavors Under One Roof
Shopping for lunch gets complicated when the bread smells good enough to derail the entire plan. Add cannoli…
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The Colorful Mexican Restaurant In Indiana That Serves Handmade Tortillas Worth The Drive
You know the drill with Mexican restaurants near the interstate. Same laminated menu, same beige cheese blanket, same…
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This Connecticut Farm Lets You Stock Up On Grass-Fed Beef, Pork And Chicken Straight From The Source
Buying meat feels a little different when you can see exactly where it comes from. Instead of tossing…
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10 Kentucky Orchards Where You Can Eat Lunch And Pick Apples The Same Day
Apple picking has one design flaw. You spend an hour in the sun, fill a bag heavier than…
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10 Picturesque Waterfalls In Wisconsin That Make The Journey Completely Worth It
Hear that? Somewhere beyond the trees, Wisconsin is already giving away the ending. The roar of a waterfall…
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Michelle Obama, Oprah And Madonna Have All Worn Hats From This Kentucky Shop
Kentucky is famous for a horse race that lasts about two minutes. The hats attached to that race…
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A Kentucky Appalachian Bakery Stop With Fall Treats Worth Every Mile
There is a specific kind of drive that only makes sense if there is pie at the end…
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This Kentucky Library Is Displaying Banned Books In October, And Every Single One Is Free To Borrow
You have probably read a banned book without knowing it. Half the titles on those lists are ones…
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This Old-School California Drive-In Still Charges Just $10 To See New Movies
Going to the movies used to mean pulling into a parking spot, tuning the radio, and watching the…
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This Georgia German Restaurant Has Been Serving Traditional Favorites For Decades And Oktoberfest Is Its Biggest Celebration
A German restaurant this good has no business hiding behind such a plain storefront. I found that out…
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9 Georgia Counties Where Black Bears May Be More Active This Fall
A black bear on a porch camera tends to get everyone’s attention fast. That has been happening a…
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This Tennessee Farm Lets You Brush Fluffy Highland Cows Right Up Close
Ever brushed a cow that looks like it belongs in a shampoo commercial? Tennessee has a farm where…
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Choose From Dozens Of Cheesecake Flavors At This Georgia Bakery With Plenty Of Recipes Up Its Sleeve
Choosing just one cheesecake flavor here feels almost impossible. I found that out the hard way. I walked…
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This North Carolina Mountain Festival Turns Oktoberfest Into A Full Weekend Of Fall Fun
Jawohl, autumn has arrived, and apparently the mountain has decided to celebrate properly. Up in North Carolina, fall…
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This Nebraska Used Bookstore Has So Many Books It Takes Days To Explore Them All
I only meant to kill twenty minutes on a Nebraska downtown street, and I figured a small bookstore…
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Snowbirds Stock Their Pantries For Half Price At This Florida Salvage Grocery
I walked in planning to buy one jar of peanut butter and walked out needing both arms and…
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