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9 California Fall Festivals Worth The Drive Just For The Food
Fall festivals have plenty of ways to get your attention. Pumpkins and live entertainment are nice, but the…
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This Larger-Than-Life Kentucky Buffet Feeds Hungry Visitors Amish-Style Comfort Classics
You know that feeling when your stomach starts growling halfway through a big day out? Now imagine that…
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10 Ohio Fabric And Quilt Shops Worth Finding When You Need Somewhere New To Browse
“I’m just looking” means absolutely nothing in a fabric shop. Ohio has stores where bright bolts of cotton,…
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This Connecticut Yarn Shop Is Packed With Colorful Finds For Knitters, Crocheters And Fiber Lovers
There should probably be a rule against buying more yarn until the last batch has been used. Thankfully,…
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These 12 Georgia Haunted Places Are Famous Paranormal Hotspots
Go ahead and leave a light on. Nobody will judge you. Georgia ranks among the most storied states…
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10 Connecticut Towns Where The Population Is Growing Faster Than You Might Expect
People are packing boxes and choosing new hometowns, but they are not always heading where you might guess….
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9 North Carolina Bakeries Keeping German, French And Old-World Baking Traditions Alive
Flour has a longer memory than we give it credit for. Recipes can cross oceans, survive generations, and…
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This Is Your Complete Guide To 12 Beautiful State Parks In Kentucky
You might think you have seen everything Kentucky’s great outdoors has to offer. I am happy to report…
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This Georgia Buffet Serves A Mountain Of Seafood For One Flat Price
There’s no such thing as too much shrimp. One Georgia restaurant seems determined to prove it. The buffet…
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9 San Jose, California Breakfast Spots That Feel Like A Secret Even To Locals
The best breakfast discoveries are often the places you hear about through a friend rather than a giant…
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The Connecticut Sewing Store Locals Keep Secret For Surprisingly Affordable Fabric
Fabric math is dangerous. You walk into a sewing store needing enough material for one project, discover a…
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This Massive Georgia Fall Fair Packs 11 Days With Rides, Food, And Farm Traditions
Childhood has a smell. For a lot of us, it’s kettle corn, fresh hay, and funnel cake dusted…
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Nobody Just Passes Through This Remote Idaho Mining Town At The End Of 12 Miles Of Rough Dirt Road
Dust coats everything by the time the last switchback gives way to a cluster of weathered wooden buildings…
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Georgia’s Massive International Supermarket Packs A Food Court And A Global Market Under One Roof
Picture a grocery run that crosses half the globe before lunch. Korean chili paste sits a few aisles…
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People Come From Far Beyond Connecticut For This Restaurant’s Famous Twice-Fried “Dirt Wings”
“Dirt wings” do not sound particularly appetizing until you learn what happens to them in the kitchen. Then…
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7 Nebraska Drive-Ins Serving Ground Beef Tacos So Good You’ll Be Craving Them For Weeks
The best taco I ate last year came through a drive-thru window in Nebraska, handed over in a…
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You Can Meet Clydesdales And Other Gentle Giants Up Close At This Kentucky Park
You have probably seen a horse up close before, but this is a whole different scale. Some of…
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The Restaurant Ranked No. 16 In The World Is Hiding In A Tiny North Carolina Mountain Town
A town with barely more than 1,000 year-round residents has somehow pulled off a very big culinary flex….
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More Than 450 Booths, Thousands Of Apples And A Peeling Contest Take Over This Small North Carolina Town
Thirty-five thousand people showing up for apples sounds slightly excessive. Then October hits North Carolina and suddenly it…
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10 Ohio Restaurants That Feel More Like Roadside Attractions Than Ordinary Dining Spots
Why eat somewhere normal when Ohio will let you have dinner in a place with a story built…
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This Kentucky Town Is Home To The State’s Oldest Amish Community And Most Visitors Drive Right Past
You have probably cruised through plenty of small Kentucky towns without a second glance. One of them deserves…
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One Of America’s Best New Restaurants Is Hiding In Plain Sight In North Carolina
National attention has a funny way of making dinner reservations suddenly feel like a competitive sport. One downtown…
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This Kentucky RV Park Turns Into A Fall Wonderland With Hayrides, Horseback Riding, And Campground Trick-Or-Treating
You probably think RV parks are just a place to plug in and sleep. This one in eastern…
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North Carolina’s October Trail Of The Month Is An Easy 1.3-Mile Loop Through Peak Fall Color
October barely gets started before this North Carolina trail begins showing off. High in the Blue Ridge, fall…
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This Massive Beach Event Is The Most Unique Thing Happening In California This Month
Most beach days involve towels, waves, and maybe an ambitious attempt at a sandcastle. This event takes that…
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The Cash-Only Ohio Amish Market Where The Shelves Hold Foods You Rarely See Elsewhere
What exactly is that on the shelf? That question can follow you through an entire Ohio country market….
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We Ranked 9 Of Georgia’s Biggest Thrift Stores And Here Are The Results
Retail therapy doesn’t need a mall. Sometimes it needs a shopping cart, a free afternoon, and a store…
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Around 1,000 Trumpeter Swans Winter On The Open Water Of Idaho’s Henry’s Fork
Snow piles up along the riverbanks of eastern Idaho, yet one ribbon of water refuses to freeze, and…
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We Ranked 13 Of The Best Barbecue Joints In All Of Kentucky And Here Is Who Made The Cut
You can smell good barbecue before you ever see the building. That sweet, smoky perfume has a way…
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10 Quiet Illinois Places That Deserve More Attention Than They Get
Illinois has been keeping secrets, apparently. Beyond the famous skyline and endless fields, quieter corners hide swamps, bluffs,…
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10 Large Thrift Stores In Maryland That Bargain Hunters Could Browse For Hours
Quick thrift stop? Famous last words. Maryland has huge secondhand stores where one rack leads to another, then…
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10 Virginia Pottery Studios Where Beginners Can Try Something Completely New
Your first bowl might wobble. It might lean. It might look nothing like a bowl at all, and…
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A 230-Foot Ferris Wheel Is Coming To North Carolina For Just 11 Days This October
Something enormous is about to appear over Raleigh, and it will only stick around for 11 days. At…
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This California Restaurant Turns Giant Potatoes Into Wildly Loaded Meals
A baked potato can be a sensible side dish. Give it enough ambition, though, and it starts looking…
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9 Nebraska Antique Malls Where Old Farm Tools Fill Entire Aisles
It started as a quick stop to stretch our legs on a two-lane Nebraska highway, and it turned…
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Across 7 Florida Greek Bakeries, Baklava Still Comes Out Of The Oven Daily
I walked into a plain little storefront expecting a quick coffee and left with sticky fingers and a…
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This Forgotten Illinois Cemetery Has A Dark Secret That Still Gives Visitors Chills
Quiet places can be the creepiest ones. One Illinois cemetery looks peaceful at first, with old trees, rolling…
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This Nebraska Family Orchard Serves Donuts And Apple Cider Right Beside 20 Apple Varieties You Pick Yourself
A small wooden sign along a quiet road is easy to miss, and that is half the fun…
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The Gorgeous California Desert Festival That Architecture Lovers Are Buzzing About
Architecture does not usually inspire people to spend a weekend staring at roofs, windows, and swimming pools. Put…
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Shoppers Make A Point To Dig Through This Huge Antique Mall Off A North Idaho Highway
Old jerry cans, rusty welders, and a few parked vehicles greet drivers before they even reach the door…
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This Idaho State Park Lets You Watch Bald Eagles From A Short Lakeside Trail
A strip of pavement along a lake road in North Idaho does not look like much from the…
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Florida’s Ancient Cypress Swamp Where Roseate Spoonbills And Wood Storks Nest Above The Boardwalk
I went in expecting a pleasant walk and maybe one sleepy alligator, which says more about my imagination…
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7 Idaho Railroad Tunnels And Trestles You Walk Or Bike Through On Old Rail Lines
Old train tracks in Idaho did not just fade away when the last freight cars rolled through. Many…
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These 9 Abandoned Mining Camps In Idaho Are Frozen In The Gold Rush Era
Rusty tram towers, sagging log cabins, and piles of old tailings still dot the backroads of Idaho, and…
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Over 1,000 Pairs Of Spurs And Saddles Fill This Western Museum In Idaho’s Magic Valley
An old brick schoolhouse sits beside a busy highway in southern Idaho, and plenty of drivers pass it…
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When October Frost Hits, These 8 Idaho Corn Mazes Turn Whole Fields Into Weekend Puzzles
Frost on a cornstalk makes a crunchy, papery sound that every Idaho farm kid knows by heart. Each…
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Idaho Has Its Own Heritage Museum Tucked Beside Highway 93 In Hollister
A plain building by a gas station on a Magic Valley highway does not look like much from…
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Inside This Pennsylvania Market, Dozens Of Food Stalls Serve Everything From Pretzels To Cheesesteaks
The plan was simple: duck inside, grab a quick snack, and head back out into the cold. Then…
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11 Connecticut Restaurants Serving Big Bowls Of Chili Made For Cold Fall Days
Your jacket is zipped, your hands are cold and suddenly a salad sounds like a completely ridiculous lunch…
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This Old-School Connecticut Diner Has A Surprisingly Huge Gluten-Free Menu Packed With Comfort Food
Gluten-free diners know the disappointment of opening a huge menu and discovering their actual choices could fit on…
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10 Wonderfully Weird Themed Restaurants In Maryland Where Dinner Becomes An Adventure
Normal dinner is fine. Dinner with knights, trains, fantasy decor, or a view that makes everyone stop talking?…
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Connecticut Was Just Ranked The No. 4 Safest State In America For Retirees
Retirement decisions usually involve plenty of number crunching, but feeling secure where you live belongs in the conversation…
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7 Nebraska Barbecue Joints Most Travelers Drive Right Past Without Stopping
The building looked like it might be closed, and the smoke curling off the back said otherwise. Nebraska…
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This Historic California Restaurant Sits On The Site Of An 1848 Miners’ Hotel And Some Say It Never Lost Its Ghosts
Some restaurants come with a good backstory. This one comes with enough eerie tales to make dinner feel…
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This Idaho Burger Joint Serves Purple Fries And Blueberry Ketchup, And People Love It
Potatoes are the pride of Idaho, yet most of us eat them as plain russet fries with whatever…
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Bison Graze The Pastures At Blackhorn Bison Ranch In Lemhi, Idaho
A gravel road in eastern Idaho can look like nothing special until a dark, shaggy shape lifts its…
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4 Idaho Historic Bridges Where Old Timber Still Spans The River
Planks that have felt a century of boots, hooves, and rail cars still creak underfoot in a few…
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8 Idaho Hot Springs Pools Where Steam Rises Off The Water On Cold October Mornings
Frost on the windshield and a thermos in the cup holder can mean only one thing in Idaho…
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This Tiny North Carolina Mountain Town Was Just Named One Of The South’s Best November Getaways
November gets a lot more interesting when the mountain air is cold but the water is still steaming….
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Pink Georgia Marble Wraps The Outside Of This 1931 Art Deco Museum In Nebraska
Some buildings ask you to stop the car. Driving through eastern Nebraska, I expected another plain stop on…
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The Massive North Carolina Nursery Where Cash Is Still King And The Prices Feel Stuck In The 90s
Your wallet may think it accidentally traveled back in time. Down a country road in North Carolina, rows…
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11 Mom-And-Pop Connecticut Restaurants That Serve Huge Portions For Surprisingly Affordable Prices
A plate lands on the table and your first thought is not “That looks delicious.” It is “How…
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5 Nebraska Museums Where Native Nations Tell Their Own History
I pulled off a quiet Nebraska highway expecting a quick stretch break and found a small museum run…
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9 Slow-Paced Idaho Towns Where Retirees Find Quiet Streets
Mailboxes lean, porch swings creak, and a pickup waits patiently for a deer to finish crossing the road….
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This Massive Georgia Apple Festival Takes Over A Mountain Town For Two October Weekends
October in the Georgia mountains comes with its own soundtrack. Fiddles warm up. Kettles bubble. Somewhere nearby, a…
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7 Family-Owned Mexican Restaurants In Nebraska That Locals Stick With This Fall
The best meal of my fall last year came from a strip-mall kitchen I almost drove right past….
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7 Beloved Nebraska Restaurants Where The All-You-Can-Eat Specials Stay Timeless
The sign out front was faded, the parking lot was half gravel, and my stomach was making the…
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9 Retirement-Friendly Maryland Trips Centered Around Lighthouses And Harbor Walks
Who says an easygoing day trip has to be boring? Maryland pairs historic lighthouses with waterfront walks that…
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10 California Beach Towns That Feel Even Better Once October Arrives
Beach towns do not pack up when summer ends. In fact, October can be when some of them…
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