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These 11 North Carolina Towns Just Made A List Of The State’s Most Unusual Places
A North Carolina town where horses have more business on Main Street than cars already sounds made up….
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10 Northern California Consignment Shops Where You Can Score Designer Fashion Without Paying Designer Prices
One designer consignment shop on this list says sellers can earn up to 85 percent commission on their…
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10 Cities In New York Where Free Attractions Help A Modest Budget Go Further
A carousel built around 1914 sits on the fourth floor of a free state museum. I still can’t…
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Our Picks For 7 Nebraska Lockers Smoking Their Own Bacon And Here Is Who Made The Final Cut
One small-town Nebraska meat locker smokes dog bones in house, right next to its bacon. Yes, the family…
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This Private Florida College Was Once A Gilded Age Hotel, And Its Charming Campus Is Turning Heads
I’m a little jealous of students who walk past Tiffany stained glass on their way to lunch. That…
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This New York College Ranked No. 1 Among Small Schools And Its Affordable Education Is Turning Heads
A real particle accelerator sits on a small public campus, and it’s the only Pelletron in all of…
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Kangaroos Hop Right Past Your Feet On The Walkabout Trail At This Nebraska Wildlife Park
Two grizzly bear brothers, a tiger you can sit just feet away from, and peacocks strolling the sidewalks…
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This California Bakery Uses Flour Imported From Japan To Make Its Irresistibly Fluffy Breads And Unique Pastries
Somewhere in Southern California, a bakery imports its flour all the way from Hokkaido, Japan. That’s a long…
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Our Picks For The 7 Best Idaho Asian And Mexican Markets Where Shelves Carry Imports Chains Never Stock
Live crab is sitting in a tank at a grocery store in Boise right now. Not a fancy…
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Since 1927 This Idaho Movie Palace Has Kept Its Pharaoh Carvings And Still Fills Its Seats
Gilded statues of seated scribes flank a stage in downtown Idaho, and they have been keeping watch since…
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Free Beer While You Shop Makes This Incredible Florida Meat Market A Must-Visit Grocery Stop In 2026
Swedish meatballs so tender they could make a flat-pack furniture store blush are waiting in a deli case…
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This South Carolina Lake Town Ranks Among America’s Top 15 And It’s Easy To See Why
Back in the early 1900s, so many cats hung around one downtown alley’s meat and fish markets that…
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Roughly 50 Residents Remain In Murray, Idaho, A Gold Rush Town Where The Sprag Pole Museum Holds 1880s Mining Relics
A man once propped up a leaning building with giant poles, then started a museum because of a…
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10 South Carolina Restaurants With Outdoor Dining So Dreamy You May Forget About The Food
One of the restaurants on this list welcomes guests who show up by boat. Or by car. Or…
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We Ranked The 6 Best Idaho Basque Restaurants And Here Is Who Made The Final Cut
The Basque language, Euskara, has no known relatives. Linguists still can’t link it to any other language on…
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Antique Shopping For The Holidays Pays Off At These 7 Idaho Antique Stores
One Idaho antique shop sells hand-restored oak furniture inside a building that served as a one-room schoolhouse from…
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Glowing Christmas Lights Stretch Across Thousands Of Feet Of Boardwalk At This Idaho Lake Resort
More than 1.5 million holiday lights wrap a floating boardwalk that runs about three-quarters of a mile across…
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Deer Crossings Spike During The November Rut Along These 7 Idaho Highway Stretches
Idaho now has a bridge that no car is allowed to cross. It was built for deer and…
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10 South Carolina Mediterranean Restaurants You’ll Be Glad You Added To Your Dining List
Belly dancers perform on certain nights at one of the restaurants on this list, and Moroccan mint tea…
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The Curious Backstory Behind This Mountaintop County Park In Pennsylvania
Back in 1876, a small-town photographer built a wooden tower roughly 75 to 80 feet tall on a…
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Over 1,000 Kinds Of Bulk Candy Fill The Bins At This Pennsylvania Sweet Shop
Five pounds of chocolate candy that flunked its beauty test can go home with you for under twenty…
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This Connecticut All-You-Can-Eat Sushi Restaurant Has A Conveyor Belt And Unlimited Rolls
Watching sushi travel past your table on a conveyor belt sounds dangerously entertaining. Especially when you’re hungry. Instead…
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The Bright Mexican Restaurant In Connecticut That Serves Fresh Tortillas Worth The Drive
Fresh tortillas can completely change your opinion about an ordinary taco. They’re soft, warm, and so tempting that…
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These 10 South Carolina Destinations Make You Want To Start Packing Immediately
One South Carolina lighthouse was taken apart and moved more than a mile inland in 1889. The ocean…
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10 Family-Owned Connecticut Pizzerias That Are Totally Worth The Drive
Driving an hour for pizza might sound a little ridiculous until somebody tells you about a family-run pizzeria…
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Real Fire Trucks, Ambulances And Police Cars Fill This Nebraska Children’s Museum Built Around One Girl’s Legacy
Kids here don’t climb into painted wooden cutouts. They climb into real, full-size fire trucks, police cars and…
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10 Secondhand Craft Fabric Stores In California That Are Pure Treasure Hunts
One Berkeley craft shop counts knitting needles, dolls, and painting supplies among its donated stock. Another spot in…
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Night Skiing Draws Locals To This Long-Running Ski Hill Near Ririe, Idaho
The first chairlift on this eastern Idaho mountain was reportedly an old boat. Somebody hauled it uphill with…
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Springwater Pours From Canyon Walls Into The Snake River At Thousand Springs State Park In Idaho
Water bursts straight out of solid canyon rock here, and one spring alone pushes out 250 cubic feet…
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Every Idaho Spud Candy Bar Still Comes Out Of This Century-Old Idaho Candy Factory
A candy bar shaped like a potato has been made since 1918, and it contains zero potato. Instead,…
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Gems Fill The Display Cases At These 6 Idaho Rock Shops
Idaho’s official state gem shows a hidden star when light hits it just right. Star garnets like that…
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9 Gated Communities In Louisiana That Are Peaceful, Affordable, And Easy To Love
One gated townhome community in Louisiana comes with its own stocked fishing pond. Yes, you could cast a…
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This Tiny North Carolina Mountain Village Just Made A National List Of America’s Best Fall Getaways
The leaf season here can stretch from late September all the way to mid-November. That’s not a typo….
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Soldiers Kept Watch From This Nebraska Fort In The 1870s And Its Original Barracks Still Stand Today
Soldiers built these Nebraska barracks out of a homemade lime grout in the 1870s, and they’re still standing….
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This North Carolina Coastal Shop Lets Visitors Sample Dozens Of Olive Oils And Balsamic Vinegars For Free
Olive this already. Some of the balsamic vinegars at this North Carolina waterfront shop have been aging in…
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A New Connecticut Bookshop Is Full Of Cozy Reading Nooks, Charming Gifts And Little Surprises Around Every Corner
The trouble with a really inviting bookstore is that you can lose an entire afternoon without noticing. One…
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Lewis And Clark Camped Below Calumet Bluff In 1804, And This Crofton Visitor Center Still Overlooks The Missouri There
William Clark described one riverside bluff as yellowish red clay ‘as hard as chalk.’ More than 220 years…
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Forget Sweet Pies, This Georgia Shop Serves British Meat Pies And Authentic Cornish Pasties
Steak and kidney pie is sitting in a freezer case in Georgia, right next to Lamb Shepherd’s Pie…
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Fall Hay Bales Line The Road Where Nebraska’s Highway 2 Crosses 270 Miles Of Sandhills
A house with walls 18 inches thick sits behind a welcome center on Highway 2. It’s made of…
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Near Beatrice, Nebraska, One Of The First Homestead Act Claims Of 1863 Is Now A Restored Tallgrass Prairie You Can Walk
A Union Army scout filed his land claim just minutes after midnight on January 1, 1863. More than…
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9 Postcard-Worthy State Parks In Louisiana That Are Perfect For Easy Weekend Escapes
A swamp in this state hides a suspension bridge that swings right over a river. Another park offers…
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10 Newly Opened California Restaurants That Are Already Giving Food Lovers A Reason To Hit The Road
A new restaurant cooks over a Josper Mangal charcoal grill while digital artwork from a gallery shares the…
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This Connecticut Produce Market Sells Fresh Fruits And Vegetables At Prices That Are Hard To Beat
A bag full of fresh vegetables shouldn’t make you nervous about checking your bank balance. Yet grocery prices…
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10 Kentucky Used Bookstores Where You’ll Walk Out With More Than You Planned
One used bookstore on this list sends its proceeds toward helping neighbors with housing and food. Another keeps…
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10 Incredible Chocolate Shops In Virginia You Need To Visit If You Love Sweet Treats
One Virginia chocolate shop sells bars printed with the same pattern found on its town’s famous bricks. Edible…
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Kentucky Has A Japanese Grocery Packed With Candy, Melon Bread, And Red Bean Sweets From Japan
A little store in Kentucky sells chestnut KitKats, fruit-shaped gummies, and seasonal black sesame mochi, all from Japan….
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The Last Surviving Restaurant From A Beloved Kentucky Chain Was Just Voted The State’s Best Breakfast
Do you remember when a family dinner out meant piling into the car and begging for a burger?…
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This Mennonite-Owned Kentucky Sausage Kitchen Is A Meat Lover’s Dream With Old-School Custom Butchering
Blueberry Maple Bratwurst exists, and it comes from a family butcher shop in the hills of South Central…
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10 Best Places In And Near Redding, California For A Beautiful And Cheap Retirement
A footbridge over the Sacramento River doubles as a giant sundial. Its 217-foot tilted pylon throws a shadow…
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This Georgia Farm Has A Playground Built From Recycled Farm Equipment And Homemade Fruit Ice Cream
Old farm pipes became a rolling slide, and worn-out tires turned into swings and a climbing pyramid. Somebody…
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This Charming Georgia Antique Shop Is Housed In An Old Bank And Filled With Vintage Treasures
A real bank vault still sits inside this antique shop. Nobody guards cash in it anymore. The treasure…
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Locals Say Everyone Should Visit These 10 Virginia Historic Landmarks At Least Once
Archaeologists spent decades believing the first fort at Jamestown had washed into the river. Then a dig that…
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9 African Restaurants In Georgia Serving Bold Flavors And Traditional Dishes Worth Trying
One restaurant on this list trades its beach theme for a ski lodge theme each winter. It also…
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This North Carolina Restaurant Lets Robots Deliver Sushi While More Than 100 Japanese Dishes Travel Past Your Table
Beep boop. Your drinks have arrived, and apparently the waiter has wheels. Meanwhile, plates of sushi keep circling…
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Readers Lose Whole Afternoons In This Nebraska Used Bookstore Stacked With Over 100,000 Titles
Roughly 115,000 books once filled the main shop of one used bookstore, and some still end up stacked…
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So Many Shops, Restaurants And Conveyor-Belt Sushi Make This Massive Florida Mall An All-Day Outing
Plates of sushi glide past your table on a moving belt, and the giant shopping center around them…
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Hunt For Cast Iron, Glassware And Old Signs At This Sprawling Sunday Antique Market In Pennsylvania
The outdoor dealers start setting up before sunrise, and the serious hunters arrive with flashlights. That alone tells…
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Nebraska Claims The Reuben Sandwich, And Omaha’s Kimpton Cottonwood In The Former Blackstone Hotel Still Draws Curious Eaters
A grocer at a late-night poker game asked for corned beef and sauerkraut, and Nebraska ended up with…
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11 California Bakeries Where Pecan Pie Is The Real Thanksgiving Favorite
One California pie shop bakes its classic Southern pecan pie in a gluten-free crust. It also makes that…
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The Underrated Cafe In Vermont With Omelets So Good You’ll Already Be Planning A Return Trip
A cafe that started as a food truck now folds house-made sausage, bacon, cheddar, and scallions into one…
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7 Family Owned Antique And Thrift Stores In California With Incredible Bargains
A good antique store can make you question why anyone pays full price for furniture, decor, or collectibles….
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This Kentucky Mexican Restaurant Is Known For Enchiladas, Sopaipillas, And Massive Portions
Seven different enchilada plates sit on one menu here, including one stuffed with krab meat. Spinach, mole, cream…
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This Vermont Valley Town Feels Like Another Country When Fall Arrives
Dandan noodles, steamed pork belly buns, and Sichuan chile oil are served a few steps from a covered…
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These 8 Small Georgia Donut Shops Are Serving Up Fresh, Old-Fashioned Treats Worth The Drive This Fall
One small donut shop in south Georgia closes its doors at 11:30 in the morning. Most people are…
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This Old-School Connecticut Record Store Turns Digging For Vinyl Into A Full-Blown Treasure Hunt
Flip. Flip. Flip. Then you stop because the album cover in your hands looks suspiciously familiar. Maybe it…
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This 38,000 Square Foot Tennessee Salvage Warehouse Gives Old Buildings A Second Life
A crew from a small Middle Tennessee town travels the country taking old buildings apart, piece by piece,…
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This North Carolina Church Holds A Nearly 50 Year Old Crucifixion Fresco That Looks Almost Three Dimensional
I expected a simple little mountain church. Instead, I found a painted figure of Jesus that seems to…
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These 10 Kentucky Farms And Markets Sell Locally Raised Pork You Can Take Home
One Kentucky pig farm had its whole herd DNA tested, just to prove the pigs are 100 percent…
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This Georgia University Was Just Named One Of The Most Beautiful College Campuses In America
The building at the center of this campus was once the entire university. It went up in 1874,…
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