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This California Craft Thrift Store Is A DIY Lover’s Dream With Shelves Full Of Unexpected Bargains
Fabric sold by the pound. Sewing patterns priced in cents. Every dollar you spend helps local seniors, and…
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Lace Up For Holiday-Season Skating At The Joe Marmo/Wayne Lehto Ice Arena In Idaho
The ice sheet here measures 85 feet by 190 feet. That’s a lot of room to wobble, glide,…
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These 7 Idaho Dark Sky Spots Are Where Stargazers Watch The Stars Without Any City Glow
The first International Dark Sky Reserve in the United States sits in the middle of Idaho, and it…
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Shelling Turns Into A Morning Scavenger Hunt On This Quiet Florida Island Beach
I have a weakness for any beach where staring at your own feet counts as the main event….
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10 Lost Massachusetts Tourist Attractions That Never Made It Into Your Travel Plans
You should never assume a house is made of wood. In one Massachusetts neighborhood, a whole house was…
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These 8 Idaho Hobby Shops Keep Model Trains, RC Cars Or Classic Kits Alive For Another Generation
A Boise shop once took a model train from the 1960s and sent it back running better than…
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Shoppers Are Filling Carts With Fresh Cheese Curds At Ballard Cheese In Gooding, Idaho
A family that once milked Jersey cows sold the whole herd in 2020, and somehow their cheese got…
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Everyone Shops At Winco But This Idaho Butcher Shop Sells Steak-Packed Freezer Bundles At Prices Worth Bringing A Cooler For
One meat bundle here is literally called the Not Enough Steaks pack. I love a business that names…
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This Idaho Bookstore Keeps A Fireplace Going And Lets You Read For Hours Without Buying
A bookstore with a resident shop dog nicknamed the guard dog sounds like my kind of security system….
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6 Idaho Disasters That Cut Off Whole Towns, From The Teton Dam Flood To The Big Burn
In August 1910, a train packed with about 1,000 people raced across a burning trestle and hid inside…
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This Small-Town Northern Wisconsin Shop Is Serious About Old-School Sausage
A butcher shop up north makes a Packers brat stuffed with cheese curds and jalapeño. That one sausage…
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Investors Are Quietly Buying Up These 9 Pennsylvania Towns, And Locals Have Noticed
One Pennsylvania town on this list was renamed after an Olympic champion who never set foot in it…
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The Most Incredible Meat Market In Pennsylvania Has Been A Must-Visit Grocery Stop Since 1929
Goat, rabbit, and lamb sit right alongside chicken wings at one old butcher counter. Some shoppers drive hours…
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Connecticut Veterans Can Visit One Of New England’s Biggest Aviation Museums For Free This Veterans Day
Airplanes are fascinating enough when you see them flying overhead. But standing near a historic aircraft and realizing…
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The 8 Best Restaurants In Hartford, Connecticut Serving Exceptional Food At Surprisingly Affordable Prices
Going out for a good meal shouldn’t mean checking your bank balance before ordering dessert. Yet restaurant prices…
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People Travel Across Wisconsin For The Massive Subs At This Little Deli
A sandwich shop that sells subs up to 24 inches long also has a flexing red bull on…
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This Connecticut Surplus Sale Offers Everything From Office Furniture To Unexpected Bargains
Bargain hunting gets a lot more interesting when you have absolutely no idea what you’ll find. You might…
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Ancient Carvings, A Riverside Ghost Town, And Missouri River Bluffs Draw Fall Crowds To This Nebraska Park
A sandstone wall in Nebraska still carries carvings that may be hundreds of years old. A boardwalk and…
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12 Best Surprisingly Affordable Restaurants In Stockton, California
One Stockton taco shop stays open until midnight on some nights and runs a Taco Tuesday deal that…
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Basque Dishes Arrive At Your Table In Rounds At This Family-Style Idaho Restaurant
The meatball sauce at this Basque spot comes from a great-grandmother’s recipe of garlic, onion, and tomato, nothing…
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Everyone Shops At Albertsons But This Idaho Antique Store Has Sold Real Furniture Since 1973
A store cat named Gandalf once roamed the aisles of an old Idaho building packed with wardrobes, sideboards,…
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Railroad Fans Have Been Browsing Lionel Trains And Antiques At This Owner-Run Idaho Shop For Decades
A woman known to her customers as Mrs. C has been selling Lionel trains from one small storefront…
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This Idaho Cave Takes You Down Into A Lava Tube That Stays Below Freezing Even In Summer
Down one Idaho staircase, the air can sit near 25 degrees while the desert above bakes in the…
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This Family-Owned Wisconsin Butcher Shop Sells Dry-Aged Steaks And Farm-Raised Meats Worth A Detour
A butcher shop with its own library and a big family-style table for reading? That tells me quite…
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This Famous North Carolina Estate Transforms Into A Christmas Wonderland Starting November 6
Fifty people are needed just to get one Christmas tree standing upright inside this house. Once I learned…
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Johnny Carson Grew Up In Nebraska And His Hometown Museum Displays His Original Tonight Show Desk
An Emmy award and a Kennedy Center medallion that belonged to Johnny Carson sit in a small-town museum…
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8 North Carolina Indian Restaurants Just Made A New National Top 100 List
Eight North Carolina restaurants landing on the same national Top 100 list immediately made me wonder what I…
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9 Reasons Why Connecticut Could Be One Of The Best States To Spend Your Retirement
Retirement brings a pretty big question. Where would you actually enjoy spending your days once the usual work…
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Mormon Pioneers Wintered Here In 1846 And Their Cemetery Still Overlooks The Missouri In Nebraska
A bronze mother and father bend over a tiny grave on a bluff above the Missouri River, and…
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Everyone Shops At Big Grocery Chains, But This Georgia Farmers Market Offers Incredible Deals On Fresh Produce
One produce market here sprawls across roughly 150 acres and earned the nickname World’s Largest Roadside Fruit and…
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Hunters Still Find Petrified Wood And Blue Chalcedony Scattered Across Nebraska’s Panhandle Grasslands With No Shovel Required
Nebraska’s official state gemstone can sit right on top of the ground, waiting for someone to notice a…
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We Ranked 7 Nebraska Churches With Spires And Stained Glass That Feel Straight Out Of Europe
One small-town church in northeast Nebraska has a Gothic spire that climbs about 150 feet into the sky….
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This Low-Key Restaurant In Michigan Serves Up Fish And Chips Worth A Serious Detour
The menu leans so hard on Great Lakes fish that whitefish is right there in the restaurant’s name….
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Hundreds Of Classic Cars Take Over This California Beach Town For One Unforgettable Weekend
A hula hoop contest breaks out in the middle of a classic car show, right next to a…
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This Tiny Connecticut Shop Is Packed With Authentic Polish Treats, Hard-To-Find Specialties And Imported Goods
Tiny food shops can be surprisingly dangerous for your shopping list. You go inside thinking you’ll buy one…
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This Forgotten Building In Kentucky Is Now A Foodie Paradise That’s Worth The Fall Trip
A building that once moved boxes of candy around town now serves food inspired by Burkina Faso and…
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This Michigan Japanese Grocery Is Packed With Fresh Seafood, Bento Boxes, And Imported Treats
Sashimi-grade fish gets flown in several times a week to a grocery store in Michigan. That tells me…
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This Historic Kentucky Cemetery Is Home To Muhammad Ali, Colonel Sanders And 500 Kinds Of Trees
The women who wrote the Happy Birthday song rest a short stroll from the man who made fried…
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This Kentucky Restaurant Just Earned A James Beard Nod, And Its Handmade Pasta Is The Reason To Visit
A 10-foot antique baker’s table sits in the back of this restaurant, and fresh pasta gets made on…
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These 10 Kentucky Schools Stand Out In The Latest 2027 Best Schools Rankings
In Kentucky, some teenagers skip their last two years of regular high school and move into a college…
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This Tiny California Italian Restaurant Earned Michelin Bib Gourmand Recognition For Its Handmade Pasta
A chef who once ran a Michelin-starred fine dining restaurant now rolls fresh pasta at a station right…
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This Holiday Season, Skip The Turkey And Try This Georgia Smoked Steak
A filet mignon kissed by pecan wood smoke sits on the menu inside a building that dates back…
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Every Meal Comes With Breathtaking Mountain Views At This Georgia State Park Restaurant
Breakfast here can come with morning fog rolling across the mountaintops outside a huge wall of windows. Dinner…
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This Michigan Breakfast Spot Has A Million-Dollar View Of Passing Freighters This Fall
One Michigan breakfast spot opens at 6 AM beside a river where giant lake freighters cruise past. I…
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This Historic Georgia Jail Is Now One Of The State’s Most Fascinating Museums
The sheriff and his family once lived downstairs, while the inmates slept in cells right above their heads….
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One Of North Carolina’s Biggest Model Train Shows Takes Over A Massive Raleigh Building This Weekend
Choo choo is about to get very serious. More than 500 vendor tables and 16 working layouts are…
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Gratitude Cafe & Bakery In Lincoln Is A Dedicated Gluten-Free Bakery Where Gluten-Free Nebraskans Can Order From The Whole Case
Every pastry in one Nebraska bakery case is gluten-free. Not one shelf, not a small labeled corner, but…
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Korean BBQ Sizzles Tableside With Endless Banchan At This Fort Lauderdale All-You-Can-Eat Grill
A grill sits right in the middle of your table, and the meat keeps coming until you wave…
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Made-To-Order Crepes And Doughnuts Baked In House Keep Pennsylvania Diners Coming Back To This Buffet
The crepes at this buffet get made right in front of you. A few steps away, the doughnuts…
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Thanksgiving Week Means Lights Switch On Over This Nebraska Zoo Where Families Walk Under A Million Bulbs
Glowing lantern animals now stand where real giraffes and gorillas spend their days. After sunset, an entire Nebraska…
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This California Colombian Bakery Serves Homemade Empanadas, Cheesy Arepas, And Irresistible Sweet Pastries
The empanadas here measure about six inches across, and the menu lists over a dozen fillings. That’s a…
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This Massive Colorado Christmas Warehouse Is A Holiday Wonderland Worth Every Mile
More than 90 themed Christmas trees stand inside one store, and every single one is loaded with ornaments….
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This Filipino Cafe And Grill In Connecticut Keeps Customers Coming Back For Its Traditional Sweet Breads
A good bakery treat can completely change your plans for the afternoon. Especially when it’s something you don’t…
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10 California Farm Markets Selling Fresh Ingredients For A Locally Grown Thanksgiving
One farm market in the California foothills is open 363 days a year. That means it takes only…
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This Kentucky Cathedral Has Gargoyles And One Of The World’s Largest Stained Glass Windows
Thirty-two gargoyles and 26 chimeras guard a church roofline in Kentucky. They are exact copies of the creatures…
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Colorado Restaurant Among The 10 Most Outrageous Dining Spots In America According To Yelp
Professional divers plunge from a 30-foot waterfall while people eat enchiladas inside a restaurant. I don’t need an…
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This Connecticut Butcher Shop Has Been Cutting Fresh Meat The Old-Fashioned Way Since 1942
Buying meat used to mean visiting a butcher who knew exactly what they were selling. These days, most…
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8 Filipino Restaurants In Georgia Serving Crispy Lumpia, Savory Adobo, And Colorful Halo-Halo
Halo-halo means mix-mix in Tagalog, and one Georgia version stacks around a dozen toppings into a single cup….
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Connecticut’s Mysterious Laser Train Is Back On The Tracks And Its Job Is More Important Than You Think
A train that shoots lasers sounds like something straight out of a science fiction movie. You’d almost expect…
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Nearly 90 Years Later, This New Mexico Family Is Still Keeping Its Italian Baking Tradition Alive
Order your wedding cake from this bakery, and a little 6-inch copy of it comes back for your…
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10 North Carolina Spots Bringing Palestinian Flavors To The Table, And Some Have Surprises Worth The Drive
I thought French toast had already shown me everything it could do. Then kenafa entered the conversation. A…
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Kentucky’s Oldest Town Has A Pioneer Fort, A Historic Inn And A Charming Main Street
Abraham Lincoln’s parents got married in a little cabin that now sits inside a protective brick building. That…
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This Charming Georgia Town Has A Remarkable Past And Streets Filled With Historic Southern Architecture
George Washington himself confirmed this town was the first one chartered in his honor. He said so during…
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This California Italian Restaurant Makes Handmade Pasta Worth Planning An Entire Dinner Around
The walls here were hand-plastered in waves meant to look like pasta shapes or wedges of Parmigiano. Even…
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The 10 Best Discount Fabric Shops In Connecticut For Budget-Friendly Sewing And Crafting
Anyone who sews knows that fabric shopping can get expensive surprisingly fast. You start with a perfectly reasonable…
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This Short Georgia Mountain Hike Rewards Visitors With Breathtaking Views That Look Almost Unreal
A preacher once hiked up a mountain just to practice his sermons on a slab of rock. Honestly,…
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This Old-School Idaho Steakhouse Has A Mechanical Bull Waiting For You After The Prime Rib
Somewhere in Idaho, steaks hit an open applewood flame while a mechanical bull waits nearby for anyone brave…
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This Little Georgia Bakery Serves Giant Hungarian Chimney Cakes Stuffed With Ice Cream And Sweet Toppings
A pastry that stands 12 to 15 inches tall, packed with soft-serve and dripping with chocolate, sounds like…
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This Connecticut Specialty Food Shop Carries Hard-To-Find UK Imports You Won’t See At Most Supermarkets
Ever watched a British television show and wondered what those unfamiliar snacks actually taste like? Or spotted a…
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