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8 Maryland Fabric Shops Packed With Trims, Notions, And Bolts You Won’t Find Online
Online shopping has its perks. But some things are better in person. Fabric is one of them. You need to feel the weight, see...
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This New Jersey Pizzeria Dares You To Finish An Entire XXL Pie In 30 Minutes
Thirty minutes. One enormous pizza. And absolutely nowhere for your appetite to hide.
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Seventy Taffy Flavors Keep Road-Trippers Pulling Over At This Missouri Candy Factory
There are a lot of reasons to stop on a road trip, and candy is a pretty good one. This Missouri factory has been drawing travelers in with saltwater taffy, fudge, chocolates,...
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Three 1840s Plantation Buildings Still Stand on This South Carolina Island After Everything Around Them Disappeared
Live oaks close overhead like a green tunnel, and tires crunch over packed dirt before the foot even touches the brake. The famous beach full of bleached, fallen trees draws the...
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This Minnesota Train Turns A 3-Hour Ride Into A Fine Dining Journey Through The Countryside
Three hours on a train doesn't usually come with white tablecloths and a full dining service. Here, it does, scenery included as a bonus nobody complains about.
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Walking Into This West Virginia Penitentiary Feels Like Stepping Back Into The 1800s
I nearly drove right past it the first time, thinking it was some odd old church tucked along a quiet street in West Virginia. Then the stone towers and jagged rooftops came fully...
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This 10-Mile New Jersey Road Is One Of The State’s Most Infamous Drives
Ten miles should not come with this many creepy stories. Yet this lonely stretch of New Jersey pavement has accumulated enough strange legends to fill an entire campfire session.
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Taller Than The Washington Monument, This West Virginia Bridge Lets You Walk Its Catwalk Underneath
I pulled off a mountain road in West Virginia expecting nothing more than a quick stretch and a gas station snack, and I left with the most jaw-dropping story of my whole trip....
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A North Carolina Farmer Started a Business in a Corn Crib That Eventually Became the Largest of Its Kind in the World
Weathered outbuildings and a white farmhouse sit on a patch of green that a dozen drives had passed without a second glance. Then one afternoon, a stop was finally made, and everything...
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The Sprawling All-You-Can-Eat Seafood Feast at This Coastal Alabama Staple Is Worth a Cross-State Road Trip
The seafood plate has hit the table. Nobody is talking. That is because everyone is trying to figure out where to start. Shrimp?
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11 Hobby Stores In Oregon Where You Could Easily Lose An Entire Afternoon
Time moves strangely inside these stores, minutes stretching into hours before anyone actually notices how long they've been browsing.
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10 Virginia Hikes With Views That Look Like They Should Require Much More Effort
Some views feel earned after hours of climbing. Others feel like a gift, offering a stunning payoff without the punishing ascent. This...
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This Is One Of The Last Authentic Drive-Ins In Virginia With Carhop Service
Drive-ins used to be everywhere. Carhops on roller skates, burgers and shakes delivered to your window, neon signs glowing after dark.
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This New Jersey Italian Shop Makes Its Own Fresh Mozzarella And Puts It On Almost Everything
There are worse problems than having too much fresh mozzarella. Frankly, we’re struggling to think of one. At this little...
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Maryland Has a Tiny Bakery Where Fresh Bread Is Made Daily Just a Block From the River
Some bakeries are big operations. This one is small, the kind of place where you can see the racks and smell the bread before you even reach the counter.
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One California Man Spent 24 Years Building a 35-Room Desert Pueblo Almost Entirely by Hand
Scrap wood, salvaged doors, and adobe bricks dried in a courtyard came together over decades to form a four-story pueblo that looks like a pile of sun-baked boxes stacked by someone...
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Slip on your socks because these 7 Ohio indoor water parks turn winter into splash season
Winter in Ohio can feel like one long stretch of gray skies and cold toes, but there's a warm secret hiding behind hotel doors and rec center walls all across the state. Imagine...
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This 1928 Missouri Mill Sits At The End Of A Backroad Beside A Rocky Ozark Shut-In
You really do have to go looking for this one. A narrow backroad winds into the Missouri Ozarks, and near the end sits an old mill beside rushing water and exposed rock.
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6 Oklahoma Pumpkin Patches Where Families Ride The Hay Wagon Out To Pick Their Own
Some of the best fall afternoons in Oklahoma start on a gravel road you almost drove right past. You pull in expecting a quick pumpkin grab, and suddenly you are bouncing on a...
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Vietnamese Specialties Come Out Of These 7 Kitchens In Oklahoma City
I almost drove right past it. The sign was plain, the parking lot was half-empty, and nothing about the place promised much, until a bowl of steaming broth landed on the table...
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A Furniture Millionaire Built a Stone Castle on Georgia’s Most Famous Street, Complete With a Grand Staircase and Stained Glass
Granite towers that look like they belong in Germany sit between glass office buildings in Georgia. A furniture millionaire built the home for himself and his wife more than a...
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This Family-Owned Minnesota Lake Resort Has Been Welcoming Guests Since 1930s
Grandparents who first stayed here decades ago now send their own grandchildren, same lake, same cabins, barely anything changed in between.
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11 Spots Across New Jersey Known For Their Foot-Long Hot Dogs
Apparently, a regular hot dog just wasn’t ambitious enough. Somewhere along the way, someone looked at that little bun and thought, “We can do much more damage than this.”
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One Man Collected Thousands of Cat Objects and Turned Them Into One of North Carolina’s Strangest Museums
Cats covered the outside walls of a brightly painted building along a mountain highway, and my eyes left the road without permission. What was meant to be a quick stop stretched...
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A Georgia Mansion Was Built With 45 Doors and Almost No Hallways Because Its Owner Was Terrified of Fire
Warm yellow paint glows in the late afternoon light, and a quiet corner in Georgia hides a house that rearranges how you think about architecture. Pretty porches and shady oaks...
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12 Virginia Ranches Where Beautiful Scenery Is Only Part Of The Adventure
Ranches are often associated with wide-open spaces and mountain views, but the ones on this list offer more than just a pretty backdrop. These twelve Virginia ranches turn beautiful...
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This Virginia Steakhouse Is in the Middle of Farmland, but Its Steaks Hold Their Own Against Any Big-City Chain
Location does not always determine quality. Sometimes the best meals are found in unexpected places, far from the city lights and the trendy districts.
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One California Ranch Once Covered 66,000 Acres, and Its Enormous Adobe Headquarters Is Still Standing
Two-story mud-brick giants sitting on grassy knolls in California do not usually appear where a small roadside marker is expected. Warm morning light, dry grass, and old redwood...
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Ten Toppings Turn One Pizza Into The Main Attraction At This Missouri Italian Joint
Some pizzas are happy with pepperoni and cheese. This Missouri Italian joint clearly likes to keep things busier. Its specialty...
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This Pennsylvania Factory Built Vehicles for 118 Years, and Now Its Old Assembly Floor Is Packed With the Machines It Helped Create
Brick factory buildings on a main street in Pennsylvania had been driven past more times than can be counted, always with the same promise to stop one day. When that day finally...
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9 Alabama Restaurants Where One Dish Put Them On The Map
Every restaurant wants a signature dish. These restaurants may have accidentally created a celebrity. One has sauce. One has...
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This Minnesota Bagel Shop Boils Its Bagels From Scratch And Cures Its Own Salmon
A proper bagel starts in boiling water, not a proofer set to mimic the real thing. This shop skips every shortcut that lets most bagels pass as authentic without actually earning...
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Free-Roaming Bison Wander Up To The Road At This Oklahoma Refuge Near Lawton
You round a bend on a quiet two-lane road in southwest Oklahoma, and suddenly a shaggy, two-thousand-pound neighbor is standing right beside your window, chewing grass like he...
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9 Ohio Places That Played Unexpected Roles in American History
Cornfields and truck stops were the expectation, but Ohio had other ideas. The first drive across the state with a full tank and no real plan turned into a series of detours where...
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This Brazilian-Style Restaurant Is Known for Having the Best Rodízio in Indiana
The little table card is judging you. Green means keep bringing the meat. Red means stop. That sounds simple until a skewer of...
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Seven Old-Fashioned West Virginia Diners Where The Coffee Refills Never Stop Coming
Some of the best mornings in West Virginia start in a building you might drive past without a second look. There is a plain sign, a bell over the door, and then the smell of bacon...
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This Sprawling Indiana Village Barn Was Just Voted The Most Mouthwatering All-You-Can-Eat Destination
A barn is not usually where people go looking for a legendary meal. This one has clearly reconsidered its career. Inside, the...
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This Indiana Spot Serves Authentic British Tea With Fresh Scones and Clotted Cream
There is a correct way to eat a scone. Apparently, nobody agrees on what it is. Cream first? Jam first?
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11 Virginia Japanese Restaurants Worth Going Out Of Your Way For
Japanese food in Virginia has come a long way from the days of simple sushi rolls and teriyaki. Today, you can find restaurants serving ramen with broth that simmers for hours,...
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This Missouri Plant Farm Has More Than 1,700 Varieties For Gardeners To Dig Through
Plant people could lose a whole afternoon here without trying very hard. This Missouri farm grows more than seventeen hundred varieties, so the selection goes far beyond the usual...
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This Ohio Museum Preserves the Road That Carried America West Before the Interstates
Three stories share a single roof in a small Ohio museum, and each one pulls you in like a kid at an aquarium. The 136-foot diorama stretches across a room, capturing every mile...
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This Massive Texas Thrift Store Has Bargains So Good It Is Worth the Early Fall Road Trip
A thrift store so big it takes hours to get through. That is what you find at this Texas spot. It is massive, packed with clothing,...
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This Oklahoma Space Museum Off I-40 Keeps 3,500 Rockets, Jets And Capsules That Actually Orbited Earth
You are cruising across western Oklahoma, the radio is fading in and out, and a highway sign promises rockets. Most folks keep driving.
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This 113-Year-Old South Carolina Estate Still Welcomes Overnight Guests
Quiet places to sleep in northern South Carolina can turn into something far more interesting, as I found when I came across a historic estate almost by accident. What I expected...
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Nobody Driving Past Would Guess This West Virginia Courthouse Square Launched A Whole New State
Some of the best stories in West Virginia hide behind plain walls and parking meters. I went looking for a quiet place to stretch my legs and maybe find a sandwich, and I walked...
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More Than 300 Dishes Rotate Through The Line At This Missouri All-You-Can-Eat Buffet
You could eat here several times and still end up with a completely different plate. This Missouri buffet rotates through...
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11 Oregon Restaurants Where the Menu Changes With the Seasons
A fixed menu barely survives a full season at these particular kitchens, rewritten instead the moment ingredients actually shift outside.
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Grab a paddle because these 6 Ohio nature centers let kids meet turtles and owls up close
Some of the best family adventures hide inside plain little buildings tucked along lake shores and forest trails. Across Ohio, a handful of nature centers turn a simple day outdoors...
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Scones And Clotted Cream Arrive On Tiered Stands Inside This Restored Oklahoma City Bank Hall
Some of the best afternoons start with a door that doesn't look like much from the sidewalk. You pull it open in downtown Oklahoma, expecting an office lobby, and instead your...
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Before Hollywood Had Glamour, This West Virginia Opera House Drew Crowds By Lamplight
Some of the best finds in West Virginia hide in plain sight, tucked along a quiet street you might drive right past on the way to lunch. I went looking for a good meal and a slow...
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Locals Pack This Beloved Texas Farmers Market Every Saturday For Sourdough, Baked Goods, And More
Saturday morning has a rhythm in this Texas town. The market opens, the vendors set up, and the locals start lining up. This...
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This Giant Blue Whale Has Smiled At Route 66 Travelers In Oklahoma Since 1972
Some of the best stops in Oklahoma are the ones nobody puts on a fancy list. You round a bend on an old two-lane highway, glance to your right, and there it is: a grinning concrete...
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This Oklahoma Dairy Farm Sells Fresh Cheese Curds And Raw Milk Straight From Its Own Shop
Some of the best food in Oklahoma never gets a sign bigger than a mailbox. Out on a gravel-shouldered country road northeast of Tulsa sits a small farm building where the milk...
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The Citizen Potawatomi Nation Traces Family Names Back Generations Inside This Shawnee, Oklahoma Heritage Center
Some Oklahoma buildings look ordinary from the parking lot and then quietly rearrange how you think about the ground you're standing on. I pulled up expecting a quick walk-through...
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Nobody Believes Us When We Say West Virginia Has A Real Castle Built By A Coal Baron
Tell a friend from out of state that a genuine stone castle sits on a ridge in West Virginia, and watch their eyebrows shoot up. I used to give that same look, right up until the...
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Locals Roared A Forgotten West Virginia Dirt Track Back To Life And Saturday Nights Came With It
Some of the best nights in West Virginia don't start at a fancy spot. They start on a hard metal bleacher, with a paper tray of something warm in your lap and the smell of clay...
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A Texas Store Packed With Fossils, Crystals, And Minerals Feels More Like A Museum Than A Shop
A store that feels like a museum. That is the kind of place that makes you stop and stare. This Texas shop is packed with fossils,...
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This Missouri Recreation Area Has The State’s Only Whitewater River And An Old Mining Past
This Missouri recreation area has a little more edge than the usual picnic-and-trail stop. The St. Francis River cuts through the landscape here, bringing fast water, rocky stretches,...
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6 Oklahoma Restaurants Serving Lumpia, Pancit Or Adobo Plates Made The Way Families Make Them
Some of the best meals in Oklahoma come from buildings you would drive past twice without blinking. Behind a few plain storefronts and strip-mall doors, somebody's family recipe...
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Mothman Really Does Have His Own Museum, And It Sits In A Small West Virginia River Town
I expected a quick stop, maybe ten minutes and a silly photo, before getting back on the road through West Virginia. Instead, I found myself leaning close to faded paperwork, reading...
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