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This Old-School Oklahoma Deli Keeps It No-Frills, With The Owner Himself Serving Up Cheap Subs
I almost walked right past it, a plain little storefront with nothing on the outside begging for attention. Then the smell of fresh bread hit me, and suddenly my lunch plans changed.
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A Giant Octopus Crawls Across the Roof of This Pennsylvania Seafood Restaurant That Has Been Serving Customers Since 1948
Giant octopus tentacles drape across the roof of a Pennsylvania restaurant, looking like they claimed the building for their own. Next to it sit a pirate ship and a lighthouse,...
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Weird Old Spirit Of Sutton’s Flatwoods Monster Museum Keeps West Virginia’s 1952 Sighting Alive
Some of the best stops in West Virginia hide behind plain brick and an old shop window you might drive right past. I almost did, until a towering figure with a pointed hood stared...
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This Missouri Garden Center Has The Hard-To-Find Plants Your Collection Is Missing
Plant collectors know the frustration of seeing the same five varieties everywhere. This Missouri garden center is a little different.
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Oregon Has A 24-Hour Pie House Where You Can Order Homemade Lemon Meringue Pie At Midnight
Midnight cravings usually mean regret and a drive-thru. This one means lemon meringue, fresh out of the case. Pie here never...
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No menu fuss, just one great burger dinner at this small-town Ohio burger joint in Lima
I only stopped because the drive-thru line wrapped around the building, and I figured anything that popular in Ohio had to be worth a look. Twenty minutes later I was holding a...
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This Texas Meat Market Has Been Making Sausage Since 1946 And People Still Drive Miles To Stock Their Freezers
Not many businesses make it to eight decades, and even fewer do it while keeping the same recipes, the same quality, and the same loyal customers coming back generation after generation,...
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This Down-Home Buffet In Ohio’s Amish Country Earns 4.7 Stars From Over 9,000 Diners
I only stopped because I was hungry and the parking lot looked friendly, which is not a high bar. Out here in Ohio's Amish Country, a plain country restaurant turned that quick...
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Maryland Has a Tiny Town That Makes an Easy Day Trip for Anyone Who Loves History
Some day trips require planning. Timed tickets, reservations, a full itinerary. This Maryland town asks for none of that. It...
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This Missouri Antique Shop Is Packed With Old Doors, Vintage Hardware And Finds You Didn’t Know You Needed
A century-old door knob, a stained-glass window, and an old mantel can all end up competing for your attention here. This...
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A Newly Opened Missouri Bakery Serves Gourmet Cookies, Custom Cakes And Morning Pastries
There is a new reason to make a morning pastry run in Missouri. This bakery just opened its doors with a lineup that moves from gourmet cookies and flaky pastries to custom cakes...
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This Texas Restaurant Brings A Taste Of Louisiana With Its Authentic Gumbo And Cajun Plates
Louisiana cooking has a way of making everything else feel a little bland by comparison, and this Texas restaurant has brought that same depth of flavor to its own kitchen with...
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A Missouri River Overlook Reveals Where A Lost Town Launched The Santa Fe Trail
A whole town once sat across the river from this Missouri overlook. Today, almost nothing remains of Old Franklin, but this is where the Santa Fe Trail story really began.
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You Can Dine Inside A Victorian Mansion Overlooking The Water At This New Jersey Restaurant
A regular dining room would almost feel disappointing after seeing this place. The restaurant occupies a multi-story Victorian-style...
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This Cozy New Jersey Teahouse Feels Like The Kind Of Secret Locals Keep To Themselves
There are afternoons when coffee feels too rushed. Tea, a good book, and nowhere urgent to be sound much better. This New Jersey...
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9 Insanely Haunted Indiana Historic Hotels Where You Definitely Can’t Sleep At Night
Some hotels offer room service. These Indiana hotels may offer unexplained noises. That is part of what makes them so memorable....
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Over 1,000 Pounds Of Smoked Meat Vanish Every Single Weekend At This Tiny Indiana Shack
The meat does not run out. It disappears. More than 1,000 pounds of it can vanish at this Indiana barbecue shack in one weekend,...
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This Missouri Restaurant Serves Crawfish, Shrimp And Fried Frog Legs On An All-You-Can-Eat Dinner Buffet
Frog legs are not something you expect to find beside shrimp and crawfish on the same buffet. That is exactly what makes this Missouri dinner spread stand out.
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This Texas Vintage Warehouse Is Packed Floor To Ceiling With Architectural Pieces Looking For Another Home
Old buildings come down all the time, but their best pieces do not have to disappear with them, and this Texas warehouse exists to make sure they get another chance, packing doors,...
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11 Oregon Diners That Have Been Serving Locals For Decades
Same stools, same coffee pot, same waitress who knows your order before you finish sitting down. Some diners across Oregon have been flipping pancakes and pouring refills for so...
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More Than Three Million Square Feet Of Warehouses Sit 100 Feet Beneath This Missouri City
There is an entire warehouse district under Missouri that most people will never see. What started as a limestone mine eventually became millions of square feet of storage, refrigeration,...
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11 New Jersey Restaurants Serving Korean Dishes Beyond Barbecue
Korean food deserves way more credit than barbecue gets to claim. Yes, sizzling meat at the table is fun.
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This New Hampshire Rail Trail Follows An Old Railroad Line Through Scenic Countryside
Some trails are built for speed, and some are built for wandering. This New Hampshire rail trail falls into the second category. It...
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A Maryland Farm Turns Halloween Into a Full Night of Corn Mazes Hayrides and Spooky Fun
Halloween is not just for haunted houses. Some of the best seasonal fun happens outdoors, where the air is crisp and the activities run late into the evening.
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An Oregon Bakery Has Been Baking Its Original Recipes For Decades, And The Menu Goes Way Beyond Pastries
Bread is just the opening act here. The rest of the menu showed up ready to steal the spotlight too. Pastries fill the case first thing every morning, recipes unchanged for decades...
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A Quaint New Hampshire Barn Full of Paper Treasures That Gives Crafters a Reason to Plan a Scenic Day Trip
A bookstore can be many things. A place to find a specific title. A quiet corner to read. A gathering space for people who love...
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Maryland Has a Farm With Clydesdales You Can Meet Up Close and Even See in a Horse Drawn Carriage
Clydesdales are hard to miss. Massive, gentle, and impossible not to stare at. This Maryland farm gives you the chance to meet...
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A Century-Old New Jersey Diner Just Got A Second Life With New Owners
Old diners carry a certain kind of magic. The booths have seen first dates, rushed breakfasts, late-night coffee runs, family...
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A 1,348-Foot Snake Was Built Across an Ohio Hill, and Its Original Purpose Is Still a Mystery
Rolling hills and a high ridge hide a giant earthen snake, nearly a quarter mile long, curling above a creek. Ancient people shaped this Ohio landmark by hand, basket of earth...
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9 Hidden Alabama Mountains With Fall Colors That Genuinely Rival The Great Smoky Mountains
Alabama has a color problem. Every fall, the mountains start showing off so aggressively that the state starts looking like it belongs much farther north.
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You Can Walk Through A Giant Oregon Garden Built Around The Remains Of A Historic Estate
A mansion once stood here. Now flowers do most of the talking, and honestly, they're doing just fine without it. Gardens spread out across the old estate grounds here, manicured...
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This New Hampshire Rock Shop Has One Of The Largest Selections Of Minerals In New England
Some shops sell souvenirs, and some sell things you cannot stop thinking about. This New Hampshire rock shop falls into the second category.
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A Philadelphia Millionaire Bought 96,000 Acres That Became New Jersey’s Largest State Forest
Buying a little land is one thing. Amassing tens of thousands of acres is something else entirely.
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This New Jersey Farm Is Full Of Mini Animals With Very Big Personalities
Tiny animals have absolutely no intention of acting tiny. Mini cows, little donkeys, alpacas, sheep, horses, and other farm residents...
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You Can Camp On The Site Of A Vanished Missouri Town And Explore Its Forgotten Streets
Your campsite here comes with a street map from a town that no longer exists. This Missouri recreation area sits on the former site of Old Greenville, where roads and foundations...
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An Ohio Cafe Has Been Collecting Hot Dog Buns Signed by Celebrities, Including a U.S. President, for Over 50 Years
Signed hot dog buns line the walls behind glass, each one scrawled with a famous name. This Ohio restaurant has been collecting them for over fifty years, ever since a simple mistake...
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A Minnesota Restaurant Just Reopened After A Decade, And The Menu Goes Way Beyond Ordinary Mediterranean Food
Ten years off the map, and somehow nobody forgot where this kitchen used to be. Dishes here go way beyond the usual hummus-and-falafel checklist most Mediterranean spots lean on...
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This California Steakhouse Cuts Off Your Tie Before Serving You Dinner and Hangs the Remains From the Ceiling
Neckties hang from the rafters like a fabric sky, thousands of them, each one left behind by someone who showed up a little too dressed up.
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Why Foodies Are Obsessed With This Storybook Bakery Hidden In Alabama’s Oldest Town
The pastry case is smaller than the temptation. That seems like an unfair design choice. This Alabama bakery makes cinnamon rolls,...
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This Oregon Sushi Spot Hides Some Seriously Huge Rolls Behind An Ordinary Facade
Plain storefront outside, rolls the size of a forearm inside. Nobody warns you about that size difference beforehand. Sushi rolls here stack generously enough that splitting one...
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This Virginia Trail Is An Easy Walk With A Historic Stone Bridge Along The Way
Easy walks do not get enough credit. Not every outing needs to be a challenge, and not every trail needs to climb a mountain. This...
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This Virginia Steakhouse Serves Unlimited Meat Until You’ve Had Your Fill
Some steakhouses serve you a cut and call it a night. This Virginia steakhouse takes a different approach. The meat keeps coming...
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10 New Jersey Spots Where Turkish Breakfast Takes Over The Entire Table
Toast and coffee suddenly look a little underachieving. A proper Turkish breakfast does not arrive quietly. It spreads.
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This Texas Restaurant Lives Inside a Gorgeous 1890s Victorian Home
Dining inside a Victorian home from the 1890s feels less like going to a restaurant and more like being invited to a dinner party in someone's beautifully preserved family estate,...
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A Movie Fan Bought an Ohio House on eBay for $150,000, Then Spent Another $240,000 Turning It Back Into a Film Set
I have watched A Christmas Story more times than I can count, usually with a mug of cocoa and a blanket pulled up to my chin. So when I finally pulled up on a quiet street in Ohio...
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This Small-Town Ohio Diner Has Pancakes So Huge You’ll Be Taking Leftovers Home
I only stopped because my stomach was louder than the radio, and I figured any roadside breakfast in Ohio would do. Then a pancake arrived that hung over the edge of its plate...
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This Missouri Family Farm Has Been Selling Fresh Produce Since 1982 And Now Stocks Much More
What started with strawberries and a few vegetables has turned into a lot more over the years. This Missouri family farm has been selling fresh produce since 1982, and the farm...
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A Georgia Restaurant Charges Parents a $50 “Adult Surcharge” If Their Kids Misbehave and the Rule Is Printed Right on the Menu
Pecan-crusted trout and shrimp and grits are hard decisions on their own, but one tiny line on the menu made the choice easy by making me laugh out loud. It read something like...
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10 Minnesota Food Stops Worth Taking The Long Way Around For
GPS insists there's a faster route. Ignore it anyway, because the long way leads somewhere much tastier. A handful of food stops scattered across the state justify skipping the...
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This New Jersey Farmstand Never Closes, Even In The Middle Of The Night
Running out of farm-fresh goodies at midnight sounds like a problem with no reasonable solution. Apparently, it has one.
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A California Pizzeria Hides One of the Last Traces of a Town-Wide Tunnel Network
Pizza and hidden tunnels do not usually share the same address, but California has a way of surprising you. This pizzeria looks like any other friendly hometown spot, with palm...
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A Pennsylvania Pretzel Baker Made a Bad Batch That Split Open in the Oven, Then Customers Asked Him to Make More
I went to Pennsylvania hungry for pretzels and came home with a story I keep telling at dinner parties. In the late 1950s, a batch of dough at a family bakery rose a little too...
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Indiana Has A Strictly 21+ Weekend Buffet Where Absolutely No Kids Are Allowed
A buffet with an age requirement sounds like a contradiction. It also sounds peaceful. This Indiana weekend buffet is strictly...
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Workers Renovating a Virginia Historic Home Found a Hidden Brick Well Shaft Beneath the Floor
Renovations often uncover surprises. A hidden layer of wallpaper, an old newspaper stuffed in a wall, a coin that slipped through the floorboards a century ago.
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This 1890s Virginia Schoolhouse Was Turned Into A Charming Inn With Gardens And A Restaurant
Old schoolhouses have a certain feel. High ceilings, big windows, and the sense that generations of students once passed through the same halls.
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The Breakfast At This Tex-Mex Cafe In Texas Costs Around $8 And Beats Any Chain Restaurant
Breakfast should not cost a small fortune, and this Tex-Mex cafe in Texas proves that point by serving plates that come in around eight dollars and still taste better than anything...
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This Pennsylvania Candy Store Has a 400-Pound Chocolate Turtle and an Entire Kingdom Made of Chocolate
A warm, rich cloud of chocolate wraps around you before the counter even comes into view. Rumors of a giant chocolate turtle had floated around for years, but the imagination pictured...
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A 10-Foot Argentinian Grill Turns Up The Heat At A Missouri Restaurant Known For Wood-Fired Lunches
A ten-foot grill is a pretty serious commitment to lunch. This Missouri restaurant cooks over hickory and oak, using a huge Argentinian-style fire table for much of the menu.
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California Put a 32-Foot Donut on a Bakery Roof, and It Became More Famous Than the Building
Giant donuts on rooftops are rare, and one in California has been drawing laughs since 1953. It sits on a roof like a frosted crown, so big that the little bakery underneath almost...
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Minnesota Has A Place Where Ancient Rock Tells A Story That Spans Thousands Of Years
Rock doesn't usually come with thousands of years of stories attached, yet this particular stretch of ground somehow holds exactly that. Quarries here have been worked for generations,...
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