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10 Luxury Desert Resorts In Arizona Where The Scenery Is Half The Experience
Arizona has resorts that can make checking out feel like a terrible idea. The desert does most of…
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This Connecticut Hot Dog Joint Serves Chili Dogs So Good Locals Keep Coming Back For More
One hot dog on this menu comes buried under chili, tater tots, chopped onions, and cheese sauce. Yes,…
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Arizona’s Best Steakhouse Has An Old-School 1940s Vibe In The Heart Of Phoenix
Phoenix has a steakhouse where the story starts long before the first steak reaches the table. This longtime…
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10 California Wildlife Rescues Where You Can Get Up Close With Animals
At one California sanctuary, you can help a trained keeper hand a tiger part of its daily meal….
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This Family-Owned Kentucky Store Is Packed With Fabric For Every Fall Project
You know that feeling when a new season makes you want to start a project? Fall does that…
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Why This Charming New Mexico Desert City Is Considered One Of America’s Top Retirement Spots
I expected Las Cruces to feel like a nice desert stop, but it started making a surprisingly strong…
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10 Connecticut All You Can Eat Seafood Buffets That Locals Say Are Worth Every Mile
Lobster thermidor on a buffet line sounds like a dare. Yet in Connecticut, you can find it sitting…
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10 Georgia Restaurants Where You Can Still Get A Great Meal Without Spending A Fortune
One restaurant on this list named a biscuit after a Southern rock song. Another rolls ice cream by…
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This Connecticut Colombian Bakery Keeps Breakfast Crowds Coming Back For Fresh Arepas, Empanadas And Sweet Bread
One arepa on this menu comes stuffed with shredded beef, shredded chicken, crispy pork belly, sausage, cheese, and…
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9 Hobby Stores In New Mexico Where You Could Easily Spend Hours Browsing
I have a weakness for stores that can turn a five-minute stop into an hour, and New Mexico…
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This Ordinary North Carolina Storefront Hides A Fabric Warehouse With By-The-Pound Bargains
Some of the fabric here is sold by the pound instead of the yard. That detail alone made…
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Kentucky Has A Breathtaking Tree Tunnel Road, And It Looks Straight Out Of A Movie
A 3,800-pound bronze Secretariat gallops in the middle of a roundabout here. Yes, a traffic circle with a…
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This Quiet Georgia Lake Town Could Be The State’s Next Favorite Weekend Escape
Some of the best barbecue in town comes out of an old gas station. Yes, really. Slow-smoked pulled…
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11 Hidden Dining Spots In San Jose, California, That Are Worth Discovering
A French restaurant serving foie gras and soufflés since 1977 sits near an old strip mall. Nobody would…
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A Spell Jar Bar And Magical Finds Make This Connecticut Shop A Halloween Lover’s Dream
A shop with a bar where the only thing poured is salt, herbs, and crystal chips into a…
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11 Georgia Hiking Trails That Lead To Historic Ruins, Forgotten Relics, And Old Structures
A brick textile mill that Union troops burned in 1864 later landed a role in a Hunger Games…
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This Idaho Silver Valley Mining Town Traded Smelter Smoke For A Gondola And Kept Its Mining Soul
As the story goes, a wandering donkey helped spark one of the richest silver strikes in Idaho history….
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This Georgia Art Museum Combines Stunning Architecture With An Impressive Collection Of Masterpieces
A roof with a thousand light scoops pours soft northern light over the paintings below. I can’t imagine…
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9 Old-School Connecticut Bakeries Where Delicious Treats Still Come At Surprisingly Affordable Prices
One bakery on this list turned a giant old dough trough into a table. Another opens at 4…
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Nebraska Has A Real 1903 Stone Castle With 35 Rooms You Still Walk Through Today
A Nebraska newspaper tycoon built himself a four-story stone castle in 1903, complete with turrets and stair-stepped gables….
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Walk Among Ancient Earthen Mounds At This Kentucky Historic Site Where A Native American Village Once Stood
A museum here sits right on top of an excavated mound. You can look straight into the dig…
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This New North Carolina Indoor Adventure Park Is Packed With Giant Slides And Air Courts
A slide called the Mega Launch is waiting indoors, and somehow it needs neither water nor snow to…
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This North Carolina Breakfast Chain Just Opened A Massive New Restaurant With More Than 210 Seats
More than 210 seats, and every single one is meant for breakfast, brunch, or lunch. That is a…
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These 10 Kentucky Bakeries Make Thanksgiving Pies So Good Nobody Will Know You Didn’t Bake Them
One pie shop in Kentucky turns out close to 2,000 pies in the single week before Thanksgiving. That…
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This North Carolina Festival Opens The Doors To 103 Historic Log Buildings For Just One Day
More than 300 people in period clothing show up for one October Saturday. They spread out across 103…
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This Kentucky Food Truck Serves The Most Authentic Puerto Rican Tripletas Stacked With Three Kinds Of Meat
Three meats, one soft roll, and a pile of crispy potato sticks on top. That’s the tripleta, a…
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North Carolina Hides A 40-Acre African Wildlife Paradise Where Giant Elephants Roam
Their low rumbles, called infrasound, can travel through the earth, and other elephants can pick up those vibrations…
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This Unique California Coastal Festival Is Bringing Ocean-Inspired Food And Flavours To Monterey This October
Chefs are handing out free samples of seaweed-inspired dishes, and a raw oyster bar is part of the…
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You’ll Find Some Of Georgia’s Best ‘Que At This 1920s BBQ Institution
A century is a long time to keep a fire going. This barbecue joint has done it since…
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Pelmeni, Sturgeon And Honey Cake Fill The Plates At This Cozy Idaho Russian Kitchen
A restaurant that landed on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives serves beef stroganoff, pelmeni, and sturgeon out of a…
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This Kentucky General Store Has Been Curing Country Ham Since 1917 And It’s Famous Around The World
A country ham from a small-town general store hangs in a museum in Spain, right beside some of…
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This North Carolina Hobby Shop Is An RC Airplane Lover’s Paradise With Shelves Full Of Planes, Helicopters, And Model Kits
Large-scale airplanes hang from the ceiling of this shop, and a cat named Maverick keeps an eye on…
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This California Town Has More Than Doubled Its Population Since 2020
Every new house in one foothill town must have a Class A fire-rated roof and ember-resistant vents. Buyers…
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The Strawberry Pie At This Diner In Louisiana Is So Good You’ll Still Be Thinking About It For A While
Louisiana has a strawberry pie that arrives looking like it has something to prove. Fresh berries pile over…
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Until Halloween These 8 Nebraska Pumpkin Patches Let You Pick Pumpkins
Two different pumpkin patches sit in the same tiny Nebraska village, and both let you ride out and…
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Once You Taste Its Fried Shrimp Platter, This Florida Fish House Ruins Every Other Seafood Dinner
The line forms before the doors even open, and some people grab a numbered spot just to secure…
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Gone Since Hancock Fabrics Closed, Sewists Now Rely On These 10 Louisiana Fabric And Notion Shops
A quick fabric stop can get wildly out of hand when every shelf has another print begging for…
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Know Before You Drive Up That Nebraska’s Famous Bluff Road Tunnels Straight Through The Rock
Three times on one short drive, the road ahead disappears straight into solid rock. Those are the only…
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Step Inside California’s Little Italy Where This Family-Run Market Has Kept Italian Traditions Alive Since 1973
A family business here once supplied Italian provisions to a working tuna fleet. That detail alone made me…
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This Idaho Lodge Offers Rustic Cabins Right On The Water, With Mountains All Around
The cabins guests sleep in here were built in the early 1930s. They still sit a short stroll…
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This Idaho Lake Beach Has Sandy Shallows For Kids And A River To Paddle Up From Shore
A sandy beach sits right where a river slides into a mountain lake, and you can paddle straight…
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Snowbirds Leave With Trunkloads Of Citrus For Pocket Change At These 6 Florida Fruit Stands
Free samples of fresh citrus are handed out at some grove stands, and I think that’s a dangerous…
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10 Weekend Drives In New York That Pair Beautiful Scenery With Even Better Food
A free Saturday in New York can turn into a full-blown food road trip before breakfast is even…
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Thomas Kinkade Never Painted It, But This Idaho Mansion Built In 1897 Still Opens Its Parlors For Holiday Tours
A former Idaho governor once came home to this house, and today kids can try on dress-up clothes…
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Locals Have Been Lining Up At This Humble New York Restaurant For More Than Four Decades
A steaming bowl of wonton soup can make a chilly New York day feel instantly more manageable. Add…
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Trade The Train Car For A Log Cabin At This Horse-Loving Idaho Guest Ranch
Guests who arrive unable to ride a horse can finish the week cutting cows out of a herd….
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A Lava Rock Gorge You Can Walk Right Across Has Been Quietly Sitting In Idaho This Whole Time
A steel footbridge stretches straight across a 250-foot-deep lava rock canyon, and thousands of drivers zoom past it…
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Walk Beside Raceways Full Of Trout At This Free Fish Hatchery In Hagerman, Idaho
Thousands of baby steelhead can wriggle through a single concrete channel here, close enough to count if you…
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Around 300 People Live In This Idaho Canyon Town Where Two Rivers Meet At The Bridge
Loaner floats and life vests sit by a boat launch in a small-town park, ready for anyone heading…
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Hash Browns Keep Coming At This Quirky Washington Diner Known For Enormous Omelets
Washington has a breakfast so oversized that ordering it almost feels like accepting a challenge. The famous omelet…
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This Modest Pennsylvania Seafood Counter Has Fried Seafood That Tastes Like A Trip Down The Shore
The crab cakes here come broiled, the scallops come fried or broiled, and there’s a seafood market right…
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The Amish Store In Pennsylvania Where You Buy Warm Homemade Pretzels, Frosted Lemonade, And Handmade Crafts
Somewhere along a quiet country road, a little outdoor window serves warm soft pretzels coated in garlic herb…
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This Connecticut Animal Shelter Gives Abandoned And Senior Dogs A Second Chance At A Loving Home
Gray fur around the muzzle and a slower walk should never mean a dog has run out of…
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This Connecticut Asian Supermarket Brings International Groceries And Authentic Chinese Food Under One Roof
Your usual grocery store might have an international aisle, but sometimes that small section barely scratches the surface…
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This Washington Puerto Rican Kitchen Piles On Pernil, Mofongo, And Seriously Generous Portions
Washington just found a delicious shortcut to the Caribbean. This Lakewood restaurant serves Puerto Rican comfort food with…
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10 Connecticut Towns Where Home Prices Have Changed The Most In Recent Years
Remember when a house that cost $300,000 seemed expensive? In certain neighborhoods, that same price tag might look…
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An SR-71 Blackbird Spy Plane Hangs Indoors At This Enormous Nebraska Air Museum
The tour starts at the nose of an SR-71 Blackbird, the jet once famous for outrunning almost everything…
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12 California Antique Stores We Ranked Among The Best For Vintage Finds
One antique shop on this list opens for just three hours on most weekdays. Its doors swing open…
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Thundereggs And Jasper Wash Out Of The Gravel Bars Along This Idaho Creek Every Fall
Round, lumpy rocks that look like dull potatoes keep turning up in the gravel of a desert creek….
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Paths Wind Through 8 Idaho Corn Mazes Open After Dark Before Halloween
One Idaho farm builds its corn maze around ag trivia, so you can earn your way out by…
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Tableside Guacamole And An Indoor Fountain Await At This Lively Twin Falls Mexican Restaurant
Your guacamole gets mashed right at the table here, and an indoor fountain sits nearby, ready for wishes….
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Fly Fishermen From Across The Country Make The Pilgrimage To Silver Creek Preserve Near Bellevue, Idaho
The trout here are so wary that even expert anglers walk away humbled. The water runs so clear…
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The Coolest Retro Arcade In South Carolina Will Send You Straight Back To Your Childhood
The fastest way to feel 12 again might involve Pac-Man, pinball, and absolutely no self-control. This South Carolina…
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This Free North Carolina Christmas Wonderland Comes Alive With Nearly 250,000 Dancing Lights And A 50-Foot Tree
Nearly 250,000 Christmas lights dance to music here every single night, and nobody charges a dime to watch….
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Nebraska’s Tallest Waterfall Drops 63 Feet Through A Shady Canyon Along The Niobrara River
A waterfall drops 63 feet into a cool, shady canyon, and it sits in Nebraska. Yes, the state…
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The 268-Acre North Carolina Waterfall Preserve That Keeps Crowds Away Even At Peak Fall Color
A garden club bought a waterfall in 1931. That is not a typo, and the club is still…
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This Massive Connecticut State Forest Is A Goldmine For Forgotten Ruins
An old stone wall in the middle of the woods can raise more questions than a museum full…
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This Free Nebraska Park Lets You Hike To Bluffs Where Prehistoric Mammals Were Buried Beneath The Prairie
Spiral burrows twisting straight down into the ground earned a nickname that sounds like a scary movie: Devil’s…
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Moose Wander Down Into Idaho River Bottoms As Willows Drop Their Leaves This Month
The word moose comes from an Algonquian term that means twig eater. Honestly, I love that the name…
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