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Seven West Virginia Bakeries Still Making Pepperoni Rolls The Way Fairmont Miners First Packed Them
Some of the best food in West Virginia comes wrapped in wax paper from a plain little shop you could drive past without blinking. Long before anyone called it a state snack, the...
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This New Jersey Steakhouse Serves Dinner Inside Restored 1800s Railroad Cars
Dinner feels considerably more interesting when your table comes with a little railroad history. Instead of another predictable...
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Seven West Virginia Hot Dog Stands Where Slaw And Chili Still Come Piled The Old Way
Some of the best meals in West Virginia come wrapped in wax paper and handed through a little window. You pull off a two-lane road expecting a quick bite, and you leave with chili...
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California Turned a Concrete Ship Into a Floating Nightclub With a Ballroom and Swimming Pool
Pelicans lining up along a broken deck like they own the place is not what most people expect on a quiet beach walk. Out past the waves sits a gray, cracked hull made of concrete,...
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This Massive Secret Alabama Silo Restaurant Is Shaking Up How Locals View Comfort Food Eats
The building looks like it belongs on a farm. The menu strongly disagrees. This Alabama restaurant is built inside a giant old...
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One Oregon Tavern Has Been Serving Locals Since 1974 And Puts Poutine On The Menu
Nineteen seventy-four called, and this place is still answering with the same worn booths and the same loyal crowd. Poutine shows up on the menu here too, a surprising addition...
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11 Virginia Restaurants That Are Worth Building A Road Trip Around
Some restaurants are worth a short drive. Others are worth planning an entire trip around. This list has eleven Virginia restaurants...
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This Virginia Sheep Farm Lets You See Traditional Wool-Making Equipment And Meet The Sheep Behind The Yarn
Yarn does not usually come with a story. You buy it at a store, take it home, and start knitting. But some yarn has a history,...
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The Handmade Donuts At This Tiny New Jersey Bakery Are The Most Unforgettable Thing You’ll Ever Taste
A doughnut sitting in a display case all morning never stood a chance here. Orders are prepared fresh, with doughnuts finished specifically for the person waiting to eat them.
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Maryland Has a Burger Spot That Deserves a Serious Place on Any Statewide Food Road Trip
Every good road trip needs a destination worth the drive. This Maryland burger spot is exactly that, a place that deserves a serious spot on any statewide food itinerary.
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Four Generations of One South Carolina Family Have Kept This Old-School Butcher Tradition Alive
Hickory smoke drifts across the parking lot, a soft signal that something good is happening inside. In South Carolina, a family butcher shop has been cutting every steak by hand...
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An Ohio farmer chased a lost dog into a hillside and found the cave families now tour at Ohio Caverns
I'll admit it: I almost drove right past, thinking a quiet country hillside in Ohio couldn't possibly hold anything worth stopping for. Then I learned the story of a farmer, a...
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This Missouri Farmers Market Fills A Building From 1907 With Local Food And Handmade Finds
By Saturday morning, this old building is anything but quiet. Vendors fill the space with fresh produce, baked goods, meats, prepared food, crafts, and handmade pieces from around...
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Six Oklahoma Drive-In Theaters Still Light Up The Screen Under Open Summer Skies
The first time I pulled onto a gravel lot at dusk, I figured it would be a cheap night out and not much more. Then the speakers crackled, the smell of burgers drifted across the...
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A Pennsylvania Waterworks Became an Aquarium, Then a Swimming Pool, Before a Hurricane Shut It Down
Greek temples lined up on the edge of a Pennsylvania river are not what most people expect to find on a morning walk. White columns glow in the light, geese waddle along the path,...
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Minnesota Has A New Spanish Restaurant Where Dinner Comes With Flamenco
Dinner usually comes with background music. This one comes with an actual dance performance happening a few feet from your table.
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Welcome To New Jersey’s Most Tourist-Ruined Beach, Where Locals Won’t Even Go Anymore
There’s popular, and then there’s trying to find a patch of sand on a gorgeous Saturday. This New Jersey beach has become...
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Pennsylvania Still Carries Cars Across the Susquehanna on Wooden Paddlewheel Ferries
Red wooden boats with paddlewheels still carry cars across a Pennsylvania river, and watching them work is like stepping into another century. This ferry has been making the trip...
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A 63-Foot Georgia Mound Was Built One Basket of Dirt at a Time
A 63-foot mound rising out of a flat Georgia field stops you mid-step, taller than a six-story building, every inch of it carried by hand. Basket after basket of soil, thousands...
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This Terrifying Alabama Swamp Maze Is So Unhinged A Real Hollywood Slasher Was Filmed Inside It
The worst part about a horror movie is knowing you can turn it off. This Alabama attraction does not offer that option. The...
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This Virginia Cafe Is Quickly Becoming One Of The State’s Most Popular Brunch Spots
Brunch has become a weekend ritual for a lot of people, and finding the right spot can make or break a Saturday. This Virginia cafe has been building a following fast, and the...
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This Virginia Salt Cave Is Built With 15 Tons Of Salt And Offers 45 Minutes Of Pure Relaxation
Salt is usually something you sprinkle on food and forget about. But in one Virginia spa, salt is the entire point. The walls,...
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Two Georgia Cemeteries Still Sit Between Runways at the World’s Busiest Airport
Graves rest just beyond the runway lights at one Georgia airport, a fact that surprises even frequent fliers. The busiest airport on the planet roars with constant motion, yet...
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This Missouri Pizzeria That Began With Car-Hop Service Has Been Serving Since 1956
Back in 1956, dinner here could arrive right at your car window. This Missouri pizzeria started with car-hop service, a small dining room, and a short menu built around pizza and...
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This Ohio Restaurant Serves Dinner With Chucky, Pennywise and Horror Scenes Around Every Corner
Buttery movie popcorn hits before the front counter even comes into view, and right away this dinner feels different. Where a regular host stand should be, a mock ticket booth...
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This Enormous Roadside Alabama Farm Market Secretly Hides The Best Homemade Ice Cream In The South
The ice cream is the trap. You stop because the market is huge. Then you notice the peaches. Then the barbecue.
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A Minnesota Lodge Looks Like It Belongs In A 1920s Art Deco Movie
Walk inside, and suddenly it feels like a 1920s film set just started rolling cameras. Bold geometric patterns cover the walls...
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This Oklahoma Amish Market Bakes Pies So Good Shoppers Call Them The Best Ever
Some of the best food in Oklahoma hides behind a plain storefront you could drive past without a second look. I almost did, until a craving for something homemade pulled me off...
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An Ohio Restaurant Owner Built a Giant X-Wing Outside Because Too Many Drivers Kept Passing Him By
The first time I pulled into the lot at Mike's Place in Kent, a full-sized X-Wing fighter was parked right out front like it had just landed for pancakes. I laughed out loud in...
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Your Diet Comfortably Dies The Exact Second You Walk Into This Indiana Amish Buffet
There is a dangerous sentence at a buffet. “I will start with the salad.” This Indiana restaurant has a particularly good way of making that plan fall apart. The salad bar...
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Folks Come Back Morning After Morning For Coffee And Breakfast Sandwiches At This Cozy West Virginia Bakery
Some of the best mornings start with a screen door creaking open and the smell of fresh bread drifting out to the sidewalk. You walk in expecting a quick cup of coffee, and you...
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This Charming, Cozy Hideaway Is Quickly Becoming One Of Indiana’s Most Popular Brunch Spots
The secret is getting harder to keep. You can tell by the weekend crowd. This Indiana brunch cafe has quietly moved from local...
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This Pristine 26-Acre Indiana Landmark Has A Secret Connection To New York’s Central Park
The yard is doing suspiciously sophisticated things for a yard. Paths bend exactly where they should. Trees frame the views....
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11 Virginia Restaurants You Absolutely Must Try in Your Lifetime
Dining out is about more than just eating. It is about the experience, the memory, the feeling of sitting in a room that has been serving people for decades, or tasting a dish...
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Bumper Cars Become A Competitive Team Sport At This Missouri Indoor Attraction
Trying to score while your friends keep smashing into your car is harder than it sounds. This Missouri attraction turns bumper cars into a full team game, with players passing...
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California Built Restaurants Shaped Like Giant Chili Bowls, and One Survived by Becoming a Sushi Restaurant
Giant chili bowls were once a common sight on California streets, built to look like the food they sold. Most are gone now, but one round white building survived by changing its...
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This Texas Bakery Makes Chinese Pastries And Breads You Won’t Find At Your Typical Neighborhood Bakery
Walking into a bakery and seeing egg tarts, pineapple buns, and red bean pastries instead of the usual muffins and cookies is the kind of surprise that makes a place worth remembering,...
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Collectors Cross State Lines To Dig Through Thousands Of Comic Books In This Ordinary Tulsa Strip Mall
You almost drive right past it, just another storefront in a row of plain shops along a busy Oklahoma road. Then you step inside and realize the walls, the floor, and even the...
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North Carolina Built a 2,200-Foot Wall Into the Ocean, and Most of It Now Sits Underwater
Dark rocks running out from the shore into the water look like a natural reef at first glance. People built that wall, stone by stone, more than a century ago to tame a wild stretch...
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Watch Glass Being Blown By Hand A Few Feet From The Furnace At Appalachian Glass In West Virginia
I pulled off a West Virginia highway expecting a quick gift shop stop and a stretch of the legs. Instead, I found myself standing close enough to a glowing furnace to feel its...
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Behind A Missouri Marshal’s Home Stands An 1859 Jail You Can Still Tour
The front of the house gives almost nothing away. Behind it sits a limestone jail from 1859, complete with heavy iron doors and original cells that once held Jackson County prisoners.
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Oregon Has A Historic Theater Where You Can Still See The Architecture Of A 1930s Movie Palace
Step inside, and 1930s Hollywood glamour is apparently alive, well, and still charging admission. Ornate details cover nearly every surface in this theater, gold trim and elaborate...
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The salt on your winter roads comes from tunnels dug deep under this lake in Cleveland
I always assumed the salt on my winter roads just showed up in a truck from nowhere in particular. Then I learned that some of the salt keeping Ohio drivers safe comes from tunnels...
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Families Pile Their Plates With Endless Fried Catfish While Watching The Water At This Oklahoma Spot
The gravel road kept going, and I kept wondering if my stomach had made a bad call. Then the trees opened up, a quiet building appeared, and the smell of hot cornmeal and frying...
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Is This Really One Of America’s Best Small Towns? West Virginia Locals Say It Earned It
Some places in West Virginia look like a quick stop on the map until you park the car and realize you never want to leave. You come for a cup of coffee and a stretch of the legs,...
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This Texas Restaurant Serves Philly Cheesesteaks That Taste Straight Out Of Pennsylvania
Finding a real Philly cheesesteak outside of Philadelphia is harder than it should be, but this Texas restaurant has managed to nail the formula with thinly sliced steak, properly...
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This Southeast Ohio Lake Is So Clear You Can Count the Pebbles, and Families Keep Coming Back
I went looking for a quick lunch stop and a stretch of the legs, and I ended up staring down into lake water so clear it felt like peeking through a window. This corner of southeast...
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Fresh Cheese Curds Squeak When You Bite Them At This Family Creamery In Oklahoma
I only stopped because I needed milk, and I figured a small farm store would be a quick in-and-out errand. Twenty minutes later I was standing in the parking lot with a bag of...
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Most I-35 Drivers Miss The 77-Foot Waterfall And Stone Castle Ruins Hiding In Oklahoma
I only planned to stop for gas and a snack somewhere in southern Oklahoma, nothing fancy. Then a curve in the road showed me rugged hills, a roaring sheet of water, and an old...
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Over 50 Dealers Pack One Building At This Antique Mall Along Route 66 In Oklahoma
I only meant to stretch my legs for ten minutes on a quiet Oklahoma stretch of Route 66. Then I opened an ordinary-looking storefront door and lost most of an afternoon.
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Five West Virginia Church Suppers Where A Plate Of Soup Beans Still Costs Less Than Lunch Out
I almost drove right past the hand-lettered sign taped to a fellowship hall door, and I am glad I hit the brakes. Inside, a West Virginia church basement smelled like slow-simmered...
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Homemade Flavors Like Dragon Fruit And Mocha Praline Fill The Scoops At This West Virginia Ice Cream Shop
Some of the best ice cream in West Virginia is tucked behind a plain little storefront you could easily drive right past. I almost did, until a cone in someone's hand made me hit...
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A Scenic Texas Dam Walk With Surprisingly Beautiful Views
Walking across a dam is not usually the first thing that comes to mind when planning a scenic outing, but this Texas spot has a way of surprising people who give it a chance, offering...
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A Former Country Market Dating To 1937 Now Houses A Missouri Dining Destination
What used to be a country market surrounded by cornfields now draws diners for polished meals in the same Missouri setting. The...
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Oklahoma’s World’s Tallest Hill Near Poteau Has A Summit Drive Families Make Every Fall
Some of the best family memories start with a sign by the road and a quick change of plans. In eastern Oklahoma, there is a free, winding drive that climbs to a view most people...
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Hikers Are Surprised That A Whole Town Sank Under This West Virginia Lake When The Dam Went In
You can stand on a quiet cliff in West Virginia, look down at water so clear it seems fake, and never guess what sits below. Folks who grew up here know the story, but plenty of...
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More Than 60 Tropical Butterfly Species Flutter Through An 8,000-Square-Foot Missouri Conservatory
Butterflies do not exactly respect personal space here. One might zip past your shoulder while another lands nearby and stays put long enough for a photo.
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The Texas Restaurant Where the Tostada Burger Comes Topped With Refried Beans and Tortilla Chips
Some burgers stay traditional, and some take a sharp turn into territory that sounds strange until you actually try it. This...
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A Restored 1940s Missouri Motel Is Welcoming Travelers Back To Route 66
For decades, this old roadside motel was something travelers could only pass and wonder about. Now the lights are back on. This...
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