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10 Haunted Cemeteries In California That Locals Swear Are Too Creepy To Visit Alone
In one old San Diego neighborhood, some graves sit under a paved street, and small markers show roughly…
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10 Kentucky Butcher Shops Where Folks Stock Their Freezers Without Breaking The Bank
One Kentucky butcher shop hands out bundles holding more than 30 pounds of fresh meat in a single…
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Maryland’s Rustic Restaurant And Craft Destination Feels More Like A Tiny Village Than A Dining Spot
The dining room I keep thinking about started life as an 1818 log tavern. Stagecoach travelers once stopped…
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10 Down-Home Connecticut Seafood Shacks Locals Love More Than Fancy Restaurants
A hot lobster roll dripping with melted butter tastes even better when you’re sitting at a picnic table…
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This Georgia Animal Sanctuary Lets Visitors Meet Rescued Animals And Celebrate Fall With Pumpkins
Pigs doing yoga with humans is a real thing at one small Georgia farm. So is a fall…
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A Mysterious Room Unlike Any Other Makes This Connecticut Crystal Shop Truly One Of A Kind
A room filled with thousands of crystals and designed as a space for meditation? That’s a pretty unusual…
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The Cheeseburger At This ’50s-Style Restaurant In Illinois Keeps Old-School Flavor Alive
Superman is standing in a vintage phone booth outside a burger joint, and I’m smiling just reading about…
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This North Carolina Town Has Lost Nearly 14% Of Its Population Since 2020, And 2027 Could Bring More Challenges
Every summer, this little downtown hands out free watermelon samples and lets people compete over who grew the…
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This Kentucky Hospital Is Earning National Recognition For Giving Moms And Babies A Great Start
More than 2,100 babies arrived at one hospital in a single year. That’s a lot of tiny socks,…
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This Georgia Fossil Dig Lets Treasure Hunters Find Ancient Shark Teeth Without An Ocean
Kids here brush through a fossil pit for real shark teeth, and they get to take their favorite…
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This California Apple Orchard Hides A Rustic Farm Kitchen Serving Up The Ultimate Fall Comfort Food
Somebody decided to put actual apple slices inside a bacon grilled cheese. I have to admit, that’s a…
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This Connecticut Deli Looks Like A Regular House But Slices The Best Meat In Town
Roast beef, sharp cheddar, thinly sliced apples, and horseradish sauce on marble rye? That’s a sandwich combination I…
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9 Georgia BBQ Joints Serving Steaks Big Enough To Feed A Family
Somewhere in Georgia, a barbecue counter will cut your steak to whatever thickness you ask for. Let that…
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8 Idaho Quilt Shops Crafters Drive To Now That The Big Fabric Chain Is Gone
One shop in the Idaho mountains keeps more than 2,000 bolts of batik on hand. That’s not a…
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The Pound Cakes At This Small Georgia Bakery Have Their Own Loyal Following
Sticky Toffee Shortbread, house-made clotted cream, and a Southern pound cake called The Southern Lady all live under…
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10 Recently Opened Restaurants In Stamford, Connecticut That Are Already Worth The Drive
Soup dumplings filled with crab meat and truffle are now on the menu at a relatively new Stamford…
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Pheasant Hunters Have Fueled Up On Homemade Pie At This Sandhills Nebraska Cafe Every Fall Since 1952
Raisin meringue pie. That’s the slice that keeps turning up on the menu talk at one small-town cafe,…
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11 Louisville, Kentucky Bakeries That Serve Affordable Breakfast Pastries
A Louisville bakery has been baking German butter kuchen since 1924. That is older than sliced bread sold…
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This North Carolina Christmas Wonderland Lets You Drive Through 5 Million Lights Without Leaving Your Car
More than 5 million lights glow along a four-mile route on a real NASCAR track. I love that…
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This North Carolina Hippie Festival Is Bringing The 1960s Back With Vintage VW Buses, Tie-Dye, And Live Music
Tickets for this hippie party are not sold at the gate. You have to grab them ahead of…
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This Kentucky Rodeo Packs Bucking Broncos, Bull Riders, And Barrel Racers Into A Show You Won’t Want To Miss
Cowboys compete for a gold belt buckle here, right in the middle of the world’s largest all-breed, purebred…
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This North Carolina Halloween Festival Lets Your Dog Go Trick-Or-Treating, And It Might Be The Cutest Thing This October
Dogs finally have a Halloween party that takes their social calendar seriously. For one October Sunday, pups become…
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The Huge Flea Market In Kentucky Where Locals Hunt Down Dirt-Cheap Treasures
More than 1,000 vendor booths can pack into one building during the biggest holiday weekends. Getting in the…
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8 North Carolina Hobby Shops Where Model Trains, RC Cars, Or Classic Kits Still Rule
One shop in Winston-Salem gives 2,500 square feet to a single train size. Not trains in general. Just…
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This California Craft Thrift Store Is A Treasure Hunter’s Dream With Art Supplies Starting At Just $1
This shop keeps more than 30 tons of reusable craft materials out of landfills every year. That’s a…
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This Coastal Georgia Restaurant Might Have The Best Ocean View On The Island
Only one restaurant on this entire island sits directly on the oceanfront. That alone made me stop scrolling,…
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9 Idaho Lakeside Boardwalks And Piers Worth A Late Fall Stroll Before The Snow
One Idaho lake has a boardwalk that floats, and it stretches roughly 3,300 feet over the water. I…
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Crystal Lovers Keep Coming Back To This Colorful Kentucky Shop For Its Endless Gemstone Selection
Do you come home from every family walk with pockets full of pretty rocks? Then this Kentucky shop…
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Hundreds Of Reptiles From Around The World Live Inside This Small Idaho Animal Center
An iguana roams freely through the building here, greeting guests like a scaly little host. Meanwhile, alligators wait…
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9 Idaho Cathedrals, Missions And Chapels Worth A Quiet Road Trip This Year
Idaho’s oldest standing building went up without nails. Builders held its frame together with wooden dowels instead, and…
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The Small Idaho Diner Where Regulars Each Have Their Favorite Seat And The Biscuits Are Made In-House
The biscuits here come out big enough to need a fork and a knife, and the kitchen makes…
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This Free North Carolina Museum Has A Captured Russian Tank And A Real Vietnam-Era Helicopter You Can See Up Close
Real tanks sit parked outside a little museum by the coast, and nobody charges you a dime to…
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This Newly Opened California Restaurant Is Mixing Brazilian And Italian Flavors In Ways You Wouldn’t Expect
Guava paste shows up with cheese, right next to a plate of handmade pasta. That pairing alone tells…
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10 Illinois Restaurants Locals Always Recommend To Visitors
One pizza kitchen I keep reading about lets the cheese scorch against a cast iron pan on purpose….
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Thin Crust Pizza Has Come Out Of The Same Ovens At This Nebraska Pizza Joint Since 1966
A pizza place can call its double crust a local legend and back it up with nearly six…
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Inside This Florida Antique Mall, Three Hundred Dealer Booths Fill One Giant Old Building
Plan on two solid days for one flea market, and I’m only half kidding. This Florida spot spreads…
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This Eerie Small Town In Illinois Has Ghost Stories That Are Stranger Than Local Legend
The first published ghost story from this town appeared in 1845. That detail stopped me in my tracks….
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The Old Movie Theater In Nebraska That’s Still Screening Cult Classics 100 Years Later
One neighborhood movie house kept The Sound of Music on its screen for 118 straight weeks. That run…
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This Former California Apple Cannery Is Now A 4-Block Paradise For Foodies And Artisan Shopping
An old applesauce cannery once handled fruit from more than 11,000 acres of orchards. Today, its tough industrial…
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This Free Idaho Park Along The Clearwater Lets Kids Touch Furs, Beads, And Living Nez Perce Culture
One national park in Idaho is spread across 38 sites in four states, and every one of them…
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This Museum Keeps Pioneer History Alive On Main Street In Idaho’s Oldest Town
For 12 whole years, a group of Idaho settlers thought they lived in Utah. A boundary survey in…
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Spot Alligators Sunning Beside Your Bike On This Flat Florida Wildlife Loop
I have never wanted a bike bell more than when I learned alligators sometimes nap right on the…
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This Hole-In-The-Wall Maryland Restaurant Is So Good It Feels Made For Television
The sauce is called Tiger Sauce, and it’s just horseradish and mayonnaise. That’s it. Two ingredients, one ridiculous…
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This Boise Nonprofit Is Dedicated To Rescuing Donkeys And Burros
It all started with one donkey named Happy Jack. He needed company, so more long-eared friends arrived in…
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Out On The Snake River Plain, 6 Idaho Volcanic Craters Let Families Hike Right To The Rim
In one corner of Idaho, you can stand on a volcano’s rim and see the Teton mountains in…
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Christmas Comes Early To Idaho At This Lakeside Holiday Market
A giant Nutcracker in the back of one little shop moves his arms when he senses you coming….
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Families Explore Hands-On Science And Regional History At The Museum Of Idaho
Somewhere in eastern Idaho, kids can aim an augmented-reality atlatl at a life-size Columbian mammoth. Then they can…
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This Lava Tube Near Idaho Falls Goes Pitch Black 250 Feet In, And Families Walk It With Flashlights
About 250 feet past the entrance, the daylight quits completely. Your phone flashlight suddenly looks like a birthday…
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This Retro Maryland Diner Serves Crispy Onion Rings That People Keep Raving About
A busy Maryland shopping mall is probably not where you expect to find an old-school diner counter. That…
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The Hidden Family-Run Pennsylvania Italian Spot Locals Rave About For Homemade Pasta
Fresh-baked bread lands on the table with house olive oil so good some diners try to take a…
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This Rustic Pennsylvania Country Diner Serves Pancakes Guests Call The Best They’ve Ever Had
Breakfast arrives in a skillet here, home fries and all, and somehow that isn’t even the headline. The…
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Escape Into The Woods At A Hidden Connecticut Spa Retreat With A Heated Pool, Hot Tub And Sauna
A 40-foot heated indoor pool sits under an 18-foot geodesic dome, deep in the forest. Yes, a dome….
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This Connecticut Restaurant Serves Authentic Palestinian Food Worth Driving Across Town For
A sandwich combining crispy falafel with juicy shawarma? Now that’s a combination that could make an ordinary lunch…
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10 Mom-And-Pop Michigan Diners Serving Massive Portions At Surprisingly Affordable Prices
One roadside kitchen in Michigan builds a BLT with a full pound of bacon. Not a pound of…
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9 Reasons You Might Want To Pack Your Bags And Move To Connecticut
Having the beach, wooded hiking trails, and a train ride to New York City within reach sounds like…
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This Nebraska Western Store Stocks Saddles And Top-Line Tack Worth Detouring Off The Interstate For
A 7X Rodeo King cowboy hat is the kind of thing you’d expect in a big-city western superstore….
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10 California Restaurants Serving The Best Fall Harvest Menus In 2026
Japanese pumpkin, turned into sorbet. That’s a real dessert from a farm-driven kitchen in Northern California. I can’t…
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This Idaho Meat Market Smokes Its Own Bacon And Sausage From Hogs Raised On Nearby Family Farms
A deer goes in, and meat sticks and summer sausage come out for an entire hunting crew. That…
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Since 1938 This Idaho Ski Hill Has Run A Single Chairlift That Families Still Ride Today
The chairlifts here only carry you about halfway up the mountain. Everything above that belongs to people with…
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This Idaho Indoor Swap Meet Fills Its Booths With Toys, Mexican Goods And Used Finds At Fair Prices
A tortilla press, a Dodgers jacket, a toy train kit and a fruit cup can all come home…
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Should A Ski Hill Still Be This Affordable? This Idaho Hometown Hill Says Yes
The bunny hill here comes with a free rope tow. Not discounted. Free. In an era of eye-watering…
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What It’s Really Like Inside This Remote Michigan Country Diner
Vintage lunchboxes cover the upper shelves of this little northern Michigan diner, That is only the first clue…
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This North Carolina Monastery Holds The Only Known Accurate Replica Of The Sacred Panagia Prousiotissa Icon
I did not expect rural North Carolina to be connected to a centuries-old Greek icon tradition, but that…
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This Nebraska Bakery Keeps A Beloved Small-Town Tradition Alive, One Pastry At A Time
A small-town bakery in southwest Nebraska once won a James Beard Foundation award, and the ovens at that…
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Over 200 Cats Have Found Homes Thanks To This North Carolina Cat Lounge, And One Visit Could Change Your Life
Twelve cats now spend their days inside an old North Carolina movie theater, waiting for someone to choose…
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People Line Up For The Fresh Apple Cider Donuts At This Connecticut Farm
Fresh apple cider donuts, still warm from the fryer and coated in cinnamon sugar, sound like a pretty…
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Model Railroaders Find Thousands Of HO-Scale Cars Stacked On The Shelves Of This Nebraska Hobby Shop
Somewhere on the Nebraska prairie, one small-town shop keeps an estimated 13,000 HO-scale train cars on hand. That…
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About 3,300 People Live In This Idaho Prairie Town Where Grain Elevators Tower Over Main Street
A full-size Columbian mammoth stands in a city park here, and it has a real local backstory. Its…
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These 9 Georgia Hospitals Earned Major Recognition In The Latest U.S. News Rankings
Four nuns once opened a hospital with just 50 cents between them. That was 1880, and their hospital…
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