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This California Pie Shop Is Already Taking Thanksgiving Orders Weeks Before The Holiday
The best pies from this little operation leave the kitchen frozen and unbaked. You finish the job in…
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A Virginia Woman Opened A Cat Lounge In 2026 Where Rescue Cats And Meaningful Employment Come Together
About 20 adoptable rescue cats roam free at a lounge built to look like New York City. There’s…
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The Gorgeous Connecticut Bakery Hidden Inside A Historic Building
A beautiful old building is already enough to make me curious. But finding out there’s a bakery inside?…
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This California High School Was Just Ranked The No. 1 Public High School In The State For 2027
Most high school students spend four years preparing for college. At one California school, they’re already taking university…
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10 Kentucky Restaurants That Feel Like A Trip Abroad, No Passport Needed
A French restaurant sits inside a historic 1920s-era airport, wrapped in art deco style. That one detail sold…
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Skip Patagonia For This Michigan Town With Scenery That Feels Just As Wild
Houghton has a national park headquarters downtown, and the park itself sits on a remote island out in…
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8 Easygoing Connecticut Walks That Feel Like A Mini Adventure
Not every outdoor adventure needs hiking boots that cost a fortune. Sometimes a comfortable pair of trainers and…
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You Can Rent An ATV And Explore Southeast America’s Largest Off-Road Paradise Right Here In Georgia
More than 150 miles of one-way trails wind through the woods at one riding spot. One-way trails help…
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This Connecticut Breakfast Chain Just Opened Its Biggest Restaurant Yet In A 3,000-Square-Foot Space
Breakfast fans have a funny way of getting excited about a new restaurant. Mention pancakes or a really…
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This Michigan Bird Sanctuary Has A Boardwalk Most Drivers Pass Without Ever Noticing
A tiny bird called the Cerulean Warbler picks a quiet patch of Barry County woods as its breeding…
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13 North Carolina Christmas Light Displays So Spectacular, You’ll Want To Drive Across The State To See Them
My favorite kind of traffic jam might be the one happening under 5 million Christmas lights. A famous…
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There’s A Lake In Kentucky That Looks Just Like Lake Tahoe, But Few Visitors Know About It
A whole town sits at the bottom of this lake, and the water is clear enough for divers…
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This Georgia Dairy Farm Still Sells Fresh Milk In Old-Fashioned Glass Bottles, Just Like Grandma Remembers
The tagline here claims the milk is so fresh the cow doesn’t know it’s gone. That’s a bold…
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We Ranked The 12 Best Wood-Fired Pizza Spots In Northern California
One pizza oven in the mountains spins in a slow circle while the pies bake. Another pizzeria cooks…
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Visitors Can Look Through A Massive 25-Inch Telescope At This Connecticut Observatory
Looking at the night sky is one thing. Seeing it through a telescope powerful enough to reveal details…
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The 8 Georgia Butcher Shops And Farms Where Shoppers Can Save By Buying Meat In Bulk
A single half cow can fill your freezer with more than 200 pounds of beef. That’s not a…
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Inside This Idaho Museum Thousands Of Old Military Vehicles And Tanks Span Several Hangars
A wedding dress sewn from parachute silk hangs in the same building as an A-10 Warthog. That pairing…
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7 Secluded Georgia Lodges Where Scenic Views And Memorable Dinners Await
A state-owned mountain resort in Georgia sets out a prime rib buffet on Saturday nights. I had to…
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9 Connecticut Italian Markets Where You Can Buy Fresh Pasta And Sauce For A Homemade Sunday Dinner
Sunday dinner sounds wonderful until you remember somebody actually has to cook it. And if homemade pasta is…
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9 Nebraska Christmas Stores And Lights Displays Already Glowing Before Thanksgiving Arrives
One small Nebraska town officially calls itself the state’s Christmas City. Inside it sits a shop that sells…
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Fresh Produce At This Kentucky Amish Auction Can Cost As Little As $2 A Half-Bushel
You’ve probably haggled at a yard sale, but have you ever bid on a box of tomatoes? At…
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This North Carolina Mall Is Getting A Giant Circus Tent, And The Family Behind It Has Been Performing Since 1910
Gather around, ladies and gentlemen. Come closer. There is a French circus setting up its Big Top in…
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Mermaids Are Coming To A North Carolina Mall, And You Can Meet Them At An Aquarium For Free
I could walk into a mall looking for shoes and somehow leave having met a mermaid. North Carolina…
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This Kentucky Mexican Restaurant Makes Its Amazing Tortillas From Kentucky-Grown Corn Every Single Day
A tortilla machine shipped all the way from Guadalajara starts cranking out hot corn tortillas every morning. The…
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Thousands Of Pounds Of Glowing Molten Iron Will Light Up This North Carolina City For One Incredible Night
The moment I read “4,000 pounds of molten iron,” my November plans became strangely specific. Apparently, North Carolina…
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11 Kentucky Restaurants That Serve Huge Portions For Surprisingly Affordable Prices
A diner breakfast in one small Kentucky town comes with a goetta and cheese omelette, and the booth…
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We Ranked 9 North Carolina Amish And Mennonite Style Markets, And These Are The Ones Worth The Drive
I would like to know how a person goes shopping for a whoopie pie and ends up comparing…
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This California Space Force Base Launches Rockets Right Along The Pacific Coast
Rockets here don’t head east like most people expect. They roar south over open ocean, chasing orbits that…
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This Hidden Georgia Thai Restaurant Just Earned A Michelin Award For Its Incredible Food
A Thai restaurant in a building from 1854 just landed a Michelin Bib Gourmand, and it doesn’t even…
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Ranked Best In Idaho By Niche, This Small College Town Campus Draws Students Statewide
A museum hides beneath a science building on one small Idaho campus, and it holds the largest geological…
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You Won’t Believe This Giant Church In The Kentucky Mountains Was Built Entirely From Logs Almost 100 Years Ago
A pipe organ once rode into a remote mountain valley on the back of a mule. Its destination…
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This North Carolina Christmas Tradition Sends Santa Rappelling Down A 315 Foot Rock Instead Of A Chimney
Santa has apparently entered his action-movie era. Instead of sliding down a chimney, he spends part of the…
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This California Deli Has More Than 130 Sandwiches On The Menu, Including One Big Enough To Share
One sandwich here stacks 16 slices of deli meat on rye, and it’s meant for two or three…
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Most People Don’t Know About This Michigan Literary Destination Hiding In Plain Sight
A coffee shop named after a poem about a gloomy talking bird sounds like a dare. In Port…
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This Nebraska Comic Shop Brews Locally Roasted Coffee And Has Quiet Corners For Diving Into Comics
A comic shop that once shared the title of best comic store in the world also pours locally…
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A Drawbridge Still Opens For Boats Over This Florida Inlet
I have a soft spot for any road that politely stops so a boat can go first. This…
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This Michigan Museum Has A Petrified Fairy, Chupacabra Skull, And Thousands Of Strange Little Treasures
A petrified fairy sits on display in Pontiac, and somehow that isn’t even the strangest claim in the…
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This Nebraska Bookstore Opens Its Garage Door On Nice Days So Readers Linger Over Coffee Until 10 PM
On nice days, one whole side of a certain bookstore rolls open and lets the breeze drift right…
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12 Beautiful California Mountain Towns Where Retirees Can Still Find Affordable Living
California isn’t exactly known for affordable housing, but the picture changes once you head into the mountains. Some…
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9 Idaho Used Bookstores Where The Next Great Find Costs Less Than Lunch
A paperback for a quarter. A hardcover for fifty cents. One used bookstore in Idaho still prices its…
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The Winter Of 1949 Buried Southern Idaho In Snow And Cut Off Whole Towns For Weeks
Crews in southern Idaho once used explosives to clear snow that had packed down as hard as rock….
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Once You Crack Into Its All-You-Can-Eat Lobster, This Orlando Buffet On International Drive Ruins Every Other Seafood Night
I can’t eat a regular seafood platter without doing math anymore. One lobster on a plate starts to…
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This Historic Michigan Factory Is Now The Midwest’s Largest Art Community
Eminem filmed his Rap God music video inside an old Detroit auto body factory. Today, that same building…
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This Idaho Sanctuary Gives Rescued Farm Animals A Forever Home Where Visitors Hear Each Rescue Story
A rescued pig named Moo once appointed himself the official tour escort at a farm animal sanctuary in…
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Families Scoop Real Gold Flakes From The Pans At This Idaho Mining Museum
One small mountain museum keeps an entire gold rush town’s story packed into a single historic building. The…
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This Idaho Dairy Farm Pairs Adorable Cows And A Farm Tour With Self-Serve Ice Cream And Raw Milk
A dairy farm in Idaho keeps its farm store open from 7 in the morning until 10 at…
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8 Idaho Barbecue Smokehouses Most Visitors Drive Right Past On The Way To Fry Sauce
A tiny smokehouse in a farm town of under 1,000 people stuffs jalapeños with pulled brisket, smoked Gouda,…
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Idaho Has A Museum Of Vintage Dental Tools And Curious Relics Inside A 1950s Doctor’s Office
Somewhere in Idaho, more than 20 typewriters share a building with old dental equipment and a vintage salon…
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The Adventurist Says A Michelin Bib Gourmand Would Make Sense At This Michigan Pizza And Pasta Spot
A James Beard Award-winning chef is pulling wood-fired pizzas out of an oven in little Ada. That alone…
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Inside This Pennsylvania Courthouse, A Stained Glass Dome Rises Above A Marble Rotunda
Couples can reserve a free two-hour wedding ceremony inside a working Pennsylvania courthouse that first opened its doors…
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Before It Became A Beloved Bakery, This Pennsylvania Shop Started As A Gas Station
One small bakery calls itself the Home of the Long John, and it even sells a stuffed plush…
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This Quiet Connecticut Buffet Serves An All-You-Can-Eat Feast For Surprisingly Affordable Prices (Yes, Seriously)
Buffets are dangerous for anyone who loves getting their money’s worth. You arrive thinking you’ll have a sensible…
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After Nearly 15 Years Of Sweet Memories, This Beloved Connecticut Cupcake Shop Is Closing Its Doors
Well, this is the sort of news nobody wants to hear about their favorite cupcake shop. After nearly…
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Discover 10 Remote Spots In Virginia And How To Reach Them
In one corner of Virginia, a lake sits so deep inside a swamp that the road in runs…
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10 Connecticut Retirement Communities That Make Growing Older Feel Like Something To Look Forward To
Retirement used to bring up images of rocking chairs and very long afternoons. Well, that picture could use…
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Fort Robinson Still Keeps Its 1870s Adobe Officer Quarters Standing In Nebraska’s Pine Ridge
You can book a night inside walls that went up in 1874, and the original adobe is still…
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This New California Restaurant Opened Inside A 1931 Church, And The Dining Room Is Stunning
Dinner now happens under original stained glass windows and a soaring vaulted ceiling. The old chapel even kept…
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This Small Idaho Farm Near Donnelly Grows Organic Produce Worth Planning A Mountain Weekend Around
The farmers behind one small Idaho vegetable operation sign their thank-you notes with carrot and beet emojis. That…
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In This Small Idaho Town, A Main Street Bakery Draws A Line For Pie And Huckleberry Shakes
A 1920s Ford dealership now sells huckleberry shakes, cherry pie, and cheese made behind a glass window. That…
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These 8 Idaho Towns Prove A Fun Weekend Out Barely Costs A Thing
One Idaho town has a manhole cover that its mayor officially named the Center of the Universe. Nobody…
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This Idaho Restaurant Serves French Toast So Big It Hangs Off The Plate And Goes Home In A Box
French toast coated in Cap’n Crunch cereal and drizzled with house-made buttermilk syrup sounds like a dare. Here,…
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This Retro Virginia Gas Station Was Converted Into A Stylish Destination For Gourmet Cuisine
A former president once said this bakery makes some darn good pie. That bakery sits inside a 1921…
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The 8 Greenville Bakeries In North Carolina That Make Grocery Store Desserts Look Boring
Warm donuts made to order are already dangerous. Letting me choose the coating afterward feels almost irresponsible. That…
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What Most Nebraskans Get Wrong About Ashfall Is That The Digging Still Happens Every Summer
Somewhere in northeast Nebraska, whole rhino skeletons lie in the ground right where they fell about 12 million…
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This North Carolina Restaurant Inside An Old Service Station Just Caught Michelin’s Attention
Michelin. Inside an old gas station. Seriously. That is exactly what made me stop. A former North Carolina…
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This Connecticut Seafood Market Is So Fresh Locals Keep Coming Back To Stock Up
Buying seafood for dinner can be a little intimidating. You want something fresh, but you also want to…
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10 Nebraska Lakes Where Migrating Ducks And Geese Land By The Thousands This November
Roughly 90 percent of the mid-continent white-fronted goose population leans on Nebraska wetlands during migration. That number stopped…
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Just Seven People Live In This Idaho Mining Town Where An Old Smelter Stack Still Stands
A tall brick smelter stack still rises beside the Salmon River, long after the furnaces below it went…
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The Georgia Seafood Boil Buffet Where You Can Feast On Unlimited Cajun Crab
Cirque Blu Seafood House in Atlanta advertises a Monday all-you-can-eat snow crab special, with crab legs served directly…
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