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This Old-School Kentucky Drive-In Theater Still Shows New Releases For An Unbeatable Price
Maybe you remember the magic of watching a movie under the stars. Maybe you have only seen it…
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10 Incredibly Scenic Day Trips In Louisiana Your Family Won’t Soon Forget
Need a family day out that does not end with everyone asking: “Are we done yet?” Louisiana has…
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9 Small-Town Bakeries In Connecticut’s Litchfield County Worth Taking The Back Roads For
Take the back road. Yes, the faster route might save a few minutes, but it probably will not…
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Georgia Has A Gorgeous “Tree Tunnel” And It Looks Straight Out Of A Movie
Hollywood set designers spend fortunes chasing scenes like this one. Georgia simply grew it. Hundreds of live oaks…
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Treasure Hunt For Fashionable Finds, Collectibles And Unique Gifts At A Connecticut Consignment Shop
A good consignment shop can wreck a perfectly sensible plan to “just have a quick look.” One interesting…
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This North Carolina Restaurant Inside A Victorian Mansion Was Just Ranked Among America’s Best
Dinner gets considerably more dramatic when the dining room was built in 1879. Behind the doors of one…
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The Kentucky Mansion That Will Make You Feel Like You’ve Traveled Back To Downton Abbey
You do not need a plane ticket to England to live out your Downton Abbey daydreams. You just…
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10 Georgia Waterfront Campgrounds With Peaceful Lake, River, And Coastal Views
Forget the white noise app. Nature has a better version, and it never runs out of battery. Gentle…
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9 California Restaurants Where The Best Dishes Come Sizzling In Clay Pots
Some dishes announce themselves before you even get a chance to pick up a fork. A bubbling clay…
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10 Connecticut Towns That Go All Out With Halloween Decorations
October has barely settled in before perfectly normal front yards start growing skeletons and suspicious-looking gravestones. Then certain…
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A Wildly Cute Georgia Zoo Lets You Hang Out With Goats, Llamas, And More
Alpacas hum. It’s a soft, curious little sound, and once you hear it in person, your heart is…
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Halloween Legends Follow Visitors Through This Abandoned Idaho Mining Town After Dark
Two stone beehive kilns sit beside a narrow canyon road in central Idaho, and they were built to…
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This Georgia Country Fair Fills A Historic Mill With Handmade Crafts And Fall Favorites
Modern life moves at the speed of a phone notification. At one historic mill in Georgia, it moves…
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This Connecticut Secondhand Bookstore Turns Book Shopping Into An All-Day Treasure Hunt
Bookstores are dangerous when you walk in saying, “I’m only going to look.” Secondhand bookstores make that promise…
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Rows Of Old-Fashioned Candy Fill The Shelves Inside This Converted Nebraska Warehouse
A brick building that once handled milk for a creamery now sells chocolate-covered bacon. It also hides a…
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These 10 New Louisville, Kentucky Restaurants Just Opened And They’re Already Worth The Drive
You know that friend who always has a new restaurant to recommend? Consider me that friend today, because…
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10 No-Reservation North Carolina Campgrounds Where You Can Just Arrive And Pitch A Tent
Reservations are great until Friday afternoon decides it wants to become a camping trip. Luckily, not every weekend…
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10 North Carolina Fall Trips Under Two Hours From Charlotte Where You Can Park Once And Walk Around
The best fall road trips begin with a full tank and absolutely too many snacks. Leave Charlotte behind…
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An Eerie Ghost Town Is Lurking In Maryland And It Feels Straight Out Of A Nightmare
A wall with no roof. Rust in the weeds. A river rushing past like nothing ever happened. Creepy…
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The Kentucky Comfort Food Restaurant Locals Swear By When The Temperature Takes A Dip
You know the weather has changed when your favorite hoodie suddenly becomes a personality trait. That first chilly…
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You Can Buy Hormone-Free Meat At This All-Natural North Carolina Farm
Dinner gets more interesting when you can trace it all the way back to the pasture. On a…
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We Rounded Up 9 Of Kentucky’s Best Thrift Stores And Here Are The Results
You know that little thrill when you find something amazing for almost nothing? Thrift shoppers chase that feeling…
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This 1896 North Carolina Mountain Chapel Hides Gothic Beauty Behind Its Bright Red Doors
Those red doors look almost too bold for such a quiet little church. Set high in the North…
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This Family-Run California Model Train Shop Has Kept Railroad Fans Browsing Since 1985
Model trains have a funny way of turning grown adults into fascinated kids again. One tiny locomotive starts…
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This Mennonite Restaurant In Maryland Serves The Kind Of Homemade Pies People Remember
Some road trips need a view. Others just need pie. Maryland has a historic country restaurant where homemade…
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This Georgia Restaurant Is Still Open, And Its Ghost Stories Are Seriously Creepy
Not every guest here needs a reservation. Some have been around much longer than the menu. At first…
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Old Gas Station Signs And Car Memorabilia Cover The Walls Of This Idaho Café Built Inside A Former Service Station
The biscuits and gravy here go by the name lug nuts. That tells you a lot about this…
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Book Lovers In Kentucky Can Shop, Sip Coffee, And Enjoy A Hot Brown All Under One Roof
Some people dream of a cozy cabin, but you might secretly dream of a bookstore with a kitchen….
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This Virginia Horse Farm Offers The Kind Of Experience That Completely Changes Your Weekend
Imagine waking up and hearing horses before traffic. Better already! One Virginia ranch swaps a packed weekend schedule…
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9 Virginia Tea Rooms Ranging From Historic Experiences To Traditional British Afternoon Tea
Tea should never feel rushed. Virginia seems to understand that perfectly. Across the state, cozy parlors, historic inns,…
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These 9 Affordable Delaware Steakhouses Make A Steak Dinner Feel Much More Attainable
Steak night should feel indulgent, not like you need to refinance something afterward. Delaware has restaurants where a…
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The Hidden North Carolina Italian Spot Locals Claim Serves The Best Pasta In The State
The pasta here has more family history than most people bring to dinner. What looks like an ordinary…
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The Forgotten California Fabric Outlet That Crafters Want To Keep Secret
Fabric shoppers understand the danger of finding a store that still feels delightfully undiscovered. Tell too many people,…
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10 Nebraska Shelters And Cafes Where Rescue Cats Wait To Pick Their Own Humans
A single shelter in western Nebraska sent 402 cats home with new families in 2023. Every one of…
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The Florida Discount Grocery Where Families Say Their Food Budget Goes Further Than Anywhere Else
Cereal for four hungry kids, snacks for the week, and a steak dinner on top, all without wincing…
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9 Must-Try Mexican Restaurants In Louisiana That Rarely Have Empty Tables
Louisiana already understands spice, so Mexican food never had to work too hard to fit in. Tacos, sizzling…
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This Nebraska Art Center Turned An Old Downtown Warehouse Into Galleries And Artist Studios
Artists from far beyond the Great Plains live and work inside an old brick warehouse, and you can…
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One Of California’s Most Iconic Seafood Buffets Just Got A New Name After 30 Years
Thirty years is a long time for diners to get attached to a restaurant name. Change the sign…
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Moose Wander Through Idaho Willow Bottoms This Month, So Give Them A Wide Berth On The Trail
More people get hurt by moose each year than by bears. That fact surprised me, and it should…
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Spongy Injera Comes Rolled Beside Spiced Lentils At This Family-Run Ethiopian Kitchen In Idaho
The bread here is the fork. It arrives as soft, rolled injera made from fermented teff, and you…
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Seven Florida Seafood Shacks Where Grouper Sandwiches Come Straight Off The Morning Boats
One Florida grouper sandwich comes from a restaurant that sends out its own fishing boats. I read that…
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9 Idaho Fire Lookouts You Drive Or Hike To Before Snow Closes The Forest Roads
A few Idaho fire lookouts still come with a bed, a woodstove, and a reservation system. You can…
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This Terrifying Haunted House In Missouri Will Make Even Brave Visitors Think Twice
Confidence enters first. Then the chainsaw starts, the fog rolls in, and confidence quietly leaves through the nearest…
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Opal Fire Glows Inside Plain Rock At This Idaho Mine Where You Dig Your Own Finds
Somewhere in eastern Idaho, there’s a pile of mine tailings behind a cafe, and people dig through it…
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Every Fall Sandhill Cranes Gather By The Thousands In The Fields Of This Idaho Valley
Up to 3,000 sandhill cranes can fill one Idaho basin at the same time each fall. Some of…
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This Idaho Hot Spring Has Bubbled At The Same Temperature For Over 100 Years Beside A Highway Pullout
Hot mineral water rises from the ground here without the rotten-egg smell most people expect from a hot…
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A Full Pound Of Beef Goes Into The Giant Burger At This Burger Joint Off Idaho’s US-20
One pound of beef. That’s the starting point for the signature cheeseburger at a burger stop on eastern…
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This Pennsylvania Donut Shop Closes At Noon, So Its Giant Cinnamon Rolls Are Worth An Early Alarm
The ovens fire up before 5 a.m., and the doors lock again by noon. That tight window belongs…
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Pennsylvania’s Oldest Farmers Market Serves Lunch Counters, Fresh Pie And Amish-Made Sausage
I only meant to grab a quick coffee and keep driving through Pennsylvania. Then the smell of warm…
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This Connecticut Puerto Rican Restaurant Is Known For Its Delicious Yellow Rice, Pernil And Homemade Island Favorites
You can learn quite a bit about a restaurant by watching people approach the counter already knowing exactly…
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8 Small Local Restaurants In Norwalk Worth Discovering On Your Next Connecticut Food Trip
Norwalk can make deciding where to eat pleasantly complicated, especially once you look beyond the restaurants that attract…
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The 9 New York Animal Sanctuaries Where You Can Spend A Day With Rescued Animals
A goat is chewing your shoelace, a cow wants attention, and somebody nearby has already fallen in love…
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Shop Handmade And Support Local Makers At This Connecticut Store Packed With One-Of-A-Kind Finds
Who actually made the thing you just picked up? In most stores, that question barely crosses your mind….
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8 Nebraska Places That Sell Honey
One Nebraska honey farm proudly says you won’t find plastic bears on its shelves. Just jars of raw,…
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This 22-Room California Mansion Sat Abandoned For Decades And Its Story Gets Stranger The Deeper You Dig
Grand mansions usually come with stories about wealth, parties, and carefully preserved rooms. This one took a far…
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A Full Pound Of Beef Goes Into The Giant Burger At This Idaho Burger Joint
One burger on this menu carries a full pound of beef. Another one stacks two of those patties,…
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Built By Hand In The 1850s, Idaho’s Oldest Building Still Draws The Faithful To Its Hilltop
Its ceiling got that soft blue color from huckleberry juice. That one detail made me stop scrolling, and…
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Shoshone Falls Near Twin Falls, Idaho, Drops Farther Than Niagara, And Canyon Rim Overlooks Face It Head-On
A waterfall in southern Idaho drops 212 feet, which beats Niagara Falls by roughly 45 feet. That fact…
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Basque Chorizo Gets Made In House At This Idaho Market That Still Ships It Out
Twice a week, a cook fires up a paella pan big enough to feed a crowd, right out…
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You Can Actually Buy Cattle, Goats And More At This Old-School North Carolina Livestock Auction
“Twenty, twenty-five, thirty, now thirty-five…” Before you have figured out what the auctioneer just said, somebody across the…
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More Than 200 Vintage Cars And A 1950s Gas Station Await At This Kearney, Nebraska Auto Museum
A hot rod that belonged to Metallica frontman James Hetfield has sat inside a car museum just off…
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9 New Restaurants Around Wilmington, North Carolina That Everyone Will Be Talking About
The Cape Fear food scene apparently forgot how to sit still. Just when you think you know where…
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10 Connecticut General Stores Where Old-Fashioned Family Traditions Are Still Going Strong
Push open the door of a proper general store and the pace of modern shopping seems to lose…
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This Nebraska Sanctuary Gives Rescued Senior And Special-Needs Animals A Safe Place To Rest
A crow named Amos, a Zebu cow named Moana, and two potbelly pigs called Wiggles and Piggles share…
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Fewer Than 100 People Live In This Idaho Mining Town Where A 1930s Dredge Still Sits In The Pond
A gold-digging machine the size of a building still sits in its own pond in the Idaho mountains….
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This Georgia Nonprofit Gives Injured Wild Birds A Second Chance At Flying Free
A soft thud against the kitchen window. A small bird lies still in the grass below. Most people…
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Nebraska Is Home To A Glass Rainforest Where Free-Flying Birds Swoop Over Your Head
Fruit bats zip past your shoulders while a waterfall roars 50 feet down a rocky cliff. All of…
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This Nebraska Observation Tower Gives You A Sweeping View Over The Platte River Valley After A Short Climb
Seventy feet of steel stands on a bluff, and on a breezy day you can feel it sway…
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The 10 New York Salvage Yards Filled With Architectural Treasures From Houses That Disappeared
Who knew an old doorknob could cause this much emotional attachment? Across New York, salvage yards keep stained…
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