10 Scenic Walking Trails Around San Diego, California, That Offer A Peaceful Escape
Tecolote is the Spanish word for owl, and one quiet San Diego canyon carries that name like a…
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Locals Call It The Weirdest Place In Kentucky, And This Toy-Filled Roadside Stop Wears That Title Proudly
Some road trips are about scenery, and some are about pure curiosity. This little Kentucky detour belongs firmly…
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11 California Hobby Shops That Keep The Magic Of Model Trains, RC Cars, Or Classic Kits Alive
One California model train shop sat at the same address from 1984 until recently. Then it packed up…
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9 Jaw-Dropping Kentucky Day Trips That Won’t Empty Your Gas Tank
You don’t need a week off or a fancy itinerary to have a great adventure. Sometimes all it…
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This Kentucky Antique Store Inside A Historic Church Has Shoppers Driving From Hours Away
Life-sized European horse statues are for sale inside a church built in 1867. Yes, real church walls, stained…
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This North Carolina Festival Lets You Travel Back To WWI And WWII, Right Down To The Sights, Sounds And Smells Of Camp Life
Smoke curls above canvas tents. Boots cross the grass. Then somebody in a World War II uniform starts…
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River Otters Are Making A Comeback Along This Stretch Of California’s Coast, And It’s A Sight Worth Seeing
A wildlife camera caught a river otter on this coastal land in July. Then it happened again in…
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8 Georgia Towns Where Home Values Have Shifted The Most Over Recent Years
One Georgia city wrote a rule that keeps 70 percent of its land rural, and its home values…
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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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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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8 North Carolina Train Rides That Turn Into Something Magical Before Christmas
A silver sleigh bell handed over by Santa himself is the kind of detail that makes me immediately…
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This North Carolina Kayaking Adventure Takes You Across A Lake Where Wild Alligators Roam
The part that gets me is how calm the water can look right before someone points out an…
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California’s November Hike Of The Month Is A Scenic Trail Worth Exploring Before Winter Arrives
A wooden ladder bolted into a fern-filled canyon is the most famous feature of this hike. Beat poets…
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This Kentucky Town Becomes A Real-Life Christmas Card Every December
Six 12-foot Christmas trees fill one historic mansion here, and each one carries its own Kentucky theme. Tour…
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This California City Is Growing Fast While Hundreds Of Others Across The State Are Losing Residents
In 1849, a man pitched a blue denim tent so gold miners had somewhere to rest. That humble…
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A Wealthy Kentucky Developer Built A Medieval-Style Castle For His Wife Because An Ordinary Mansion Was Not Enough
A real estate developer and his wife came home from Europe in 1969 and decided their next house…
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9 Hidden Pockets Of San Bernardino County, California Perfect For Budget Retirees
One senior park on this list was set up specifically as affordable housing for people 55 and older….
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These Are The 10 Best Elementary Schools In California, According To New 2027 U.S. News Rankings
A school in California’s Sierra foothills has earned the state’s highest elementary school ranking, and its classrooms have…
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10 North Carolina Lakes And Wildlife Refuges Where Thousands Of Migrating Birds Gather This November
I keep getting stuck on one number: 80 percent. Over the past 35 years, as many as 80…
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This Massive 72,000-Square-Foot Southern California Grocery Store Is Worth A Road Trip For Its Asian Food Selection
A grocery store roughly the size of a soccer field became the biggest of its kind in California….
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10 Of The Best Places To Eat, Drink And Have Fun On A Trip To New York City
A diner on Broadway has servers who break into show tunes while you eat your fries. That deserves…
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10 Best Fabric Stores In And Around Sacramento, California For Serious Sewists
One of the best fabric sources near the state capital won’t sell you a single yard unless you…
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10 Secret Amish Traditions Tourists Aren’t Supposed To See In Kentucky
A slip of paper hidden inside a hymnal can decide which Amish man becomes a minister for life….
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This North Carolina Farm Lets You Carve Pumpkins With Goats That Happily Eat Your Leftovers
I have finally found a use for pumpkin guts that beats throwing them in the trash. Give them…
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12 Kentucky Stops Between Lexington And Red River Gorge That Make The Journey Twice The Fun
A logging train once got stuck inside a stone tunnel on the way to one of my favorite…
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This Nearly 100-Year-Old Kentucky Park Has Mountain Views That Rival Any National Park
Back in 1933, a group of townspeople hauled a 101-foot chain up a mountain and fastened it to…
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This North Carolina Christmas Train Takes Families To Meet Santa Among 62,000 Twinkling Lights
“Conductor, are we there yet?” Not quite. First comes the golden ticket. Then hot cocoa. Then 62,000 lights…
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These 9 North Carolina Towns Are Attracting Real Estate Investors, And Locals Are Taking Notice
One town on this list has two separate historic downtowns because Fuquay Springs joined with the neighboring community…
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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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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 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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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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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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12 California Festivals In November 2026 That Are Worth Planning A Trip Around
Thousands of sandhill cranes fly in each fall, and one town throws them a whole weekend party. Those…
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This German-Style Village In Kentucky Has A Fairy Tale Clock Tower Straight Out Of Europe
A 100-foot Gothic clock tower in Kentucky was built so tiny figures could act out the Pied Piper…
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10 Connecticut Cities Where Rent Prices Are Finally Showing Signs Of Relief For Tenants
Opening a rental listing and seeing a price that doesn’t make you immediately close the tab would be…
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This North Carolina Town Turns Its Downtown Into A Free Christmas Wonderland With Over One Million Lights
Ho, ho, hoooo. More than one million lights covering a small downtown for free sounds like Santa got…
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This California Aviation Museum Lets Visitors Pilot An F/A-18 Fighter Jet Simulator Inside A Real Military Cockpit
A full-size F/A-18 cockpit, once used to train real military pilots, now waits for regular folks to take…
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This Free Kentucky Nature Preserve Hides Waterfalls Just Steps From The Parking Lot
A waterfall that drops more than 25 feet sits just a short stroll from where you park your…
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New York Has 10 Reasons Tourism Is Set To Surge
A glass box hangs 1,063 feet above Madison Avenue, and people line up to stand in it on…
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This Affordable California Mountain Town Offers Retirees Scenic Living Without The Big-City Price Tag
A mountain town in California where the median home value sits at less than half the state figure….
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A Ship That Served The Navy Twice And Hosted Thomas Edison Now Sits Rusting In A Quiet Kentucky Creek
Thomas Edison once ran secret anti-submarine experiments aboard a ship that now sits rusting in a sleepy creek….
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12 Kentucky Bucket List Fall Hikes Ranked From Breezy To Bold
Kentucky’s tallest waterfall drops 113 feet, and the walk to see it is only about a quarter mile….
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Forget Brazil’s Famous Pedra Do Telégrafo, This North Carolina Cliff Has A Photo Spot That Looks Almost Too Wild To Be Real
Whoa. This is the kind of view that makes me stop scrolling and immediately zoom in. A wooden…
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The 10 Best Discount Fabric Shops In Bay Area, California For Budget-Friendly Crafting
One Bay Area nonprofit rescues roughly 70 tons of discontinued designer samples a year, and some of it…
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This Tiny North Carolina Cabin Is Covered In 30,000 Coffee Mugs, And Visitors Can Even Add Their Own
Roughly 30,000 coffee mugs hang from one little mountain cabin in North Carolina. I am still trying to…
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This Charming California Gold Rush Town Ranked Among The State’s Best Places To Retire
Gold was found in a chunk of quartz here in 1850, and the mine that grew from it…
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This Small-Town Kentucky Hospital Was Just Named Among America’s Best Maternity Hospitals
Birthing tubs, birthing balls, and home-like delivery suites helped a 75-bed community hospital land on a national list…
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Dig For Real Gemstones At What’s Billed As Kentucky’s Largest Gem Mine
One bucket here can hold an arrowhead, a shark tooth, and a shot at a real ruby. That’s…
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This California University Just Earned A Spot Among America’s Best For Turning Degrees Into Better Futures
Researchers studied tax records tied to more than 30 million students, and one public university came out on…
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This Free North Carolina Fall Festival Brings Back Old Fashioned Plowing And Appalachian Clogging For One Weekend
Clop. Clop. Clop. That is the sound of real horses pulling a plow through a North Carolina farm…
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You Can Spend The Night Behind Bars In This 200-Year-Old Kentucky Jail Named One Of The Most Haunted Places In America
One guest room here still has original jail bunk beds and a solid steel door. You can book…
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The Biggest Names In Pro Bass Fishing Are Coming To Kentucky’s Lakes For An All-Star Showdown In 2027
You know that friend who swears the one that got away was the size of a canoe? Next…
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This North Carolina Dirt Track Brings Over 450 Race Cars To One Massive Red-Clay Showdown
VROOOOM. Fourteen thousand fans packed around a four-tenths-mile clay oval is already a ridiculous amount of energy in…
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This California Haunted House Ranked Among America’s 10 Scariest Attractions In 2026
Seventeen rooms. One safe word. And three of those rooms won’t let you use it once you’re inside….
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This Kentucky Farm Store Sells Grass-Fed Beef, Pork, And Farm-Fresh Eggs Raised Right Outside Its Door
The brown eggs at this little farm store were laid that same day by hens roaming the pasture…
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This Magical California Attraction Lets You Walk Through Hogwarts And Step Into The World Of Harry Potter
The portraits on the walls actually talk to you here. They chat and react as you pass through…
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This Small Kentucky Town Was Just Ranked The No. 1 Most Welcoming Small Town In America
You can sleep in a former jail cell in one small Kentucky town, and it counts as a…
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12 Budget-Friendly Day Trips From The California Bay Area That Feel Like A Mini Vacation For Under $65
A good day trip should make you forget what day it is. No emails, no errands waiting at…
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This California Desert Dome Offers A Sound Bath Experience Unlike Anything Else
A man said beings from Venus helped him design a wooden dome. Then he built it without a…
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11 Kentucky Churches Where Stained Glass Makes You Feel Like You’re In Europe
One of the largest stained glass church windows in the world isn’t in Paris or Rome. It sits…
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This Free North Carolina Dog Festival Has Tie-Dye For Pups And A Hilarious Owner Lookalike Contest
Move over, Victoria’s Secret. The real fall runway has four legs, a wagging tail, and absolutely no shame…
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There Is A Reason This Kentucky Church Is Called The Cradle Of The Arts, And One Look Inside Will Show You Why
A world-famous painter was baptized here as a baby in 1848. His early teacher later filled the sanctuary…
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This North Carolina Barbecue Festival Has A 50-Ton Pig Sculpture And An Entire Downtown Full Of Food
Fifty tons of sand become a giant pig every October. I am sorry, but how am I supposed…
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This Classic Kentucky Drive-In Is Keeping A Piece Of Americana Alive With Throwback Films And Famous Burgers
The burger patties here get pressed fresh in-house, on a machine the owners proudly show off online. That…
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This Peaceful Kentucky Forest Turns Into A Monarch Butterfly Haven Every Fall
More than 500 monarch butterflies have been tagged in one Kentucky forest since 2016. Each tiny sticker helps…
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10 Haunted Cemeteries In California That Locals Swear Are Too Creepy To Visit Alone
In one old San Diego neighborhood, some graves sit under a paved street, and small markers show roughly…
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This North Carolina Town Has Lost Nearly 14% Of Its Population Since 2020, And 2027 Could Bring More Challenges
Every summer, this little downtown hands out free watermelon samples and lets people compete over who grew the…
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This North Carolina Christmas Wonderland Lets You Drive Through 5 Million Lights Without Leaving Your Car
More than 5 million lights glow along a four-mile route on a real NASCAR track. I love that…
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This North Carolina Halloween Festival Lets Your Dog Go Trick-Or-Treating, And It Might Be The Cutest Thing This October
Dogs finally have a Halloween party that takes their social calendar seriously. For one October Sunday, pups become…
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The Huge Flea Market In Kentucky Where Locals Hunt Down Dirt-Cheap Treasures
More than 1,000 vendor booths can pack into one building during the biggest holiday weekends. Getting in the…
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This California Craft Thrift Store Is A Treasure Hunter’s Dream With Art Supplies Starting At Just $1
This shop keeps more than 30 tons of reusable craft materials out of landfills every year. That’s a…
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This Former California Apple Cannery Is Now A 4-Block Paradise For Foodies And Artisan Shopping
An old applesauce cannery once handled fruit from more than 11,000 acres of orchards. Today, its tough industrial…
