The Wisconsin Seafood Restaurant Where Crab Lovers Can Keep The Plates Coming All Evening
Every Sunday, a Wisconsin dining room turns into a snow crab free-for-all, and the plates just keep coming. The feast runs from noon to 9…
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The 9 Long Island, New York Italian Delis And Markets Where The Sandwiches Are Worth The Drive
Most of us are still hunting for car keys at six in the morning. One deli is already frying chicken cutlets for heroes by then….
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Pick-Your-Own Pumpkins And A Corn Maze Fill Fall Weekends At This Fallon Farm In Nevada
The folks behind this farm say they planted the first corn maze in the West, and that claim made me sit up. The same family…
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The Eerie Wisconsin Mansion That Locals Claim Is Actually Haunted
A man in old-fashioned clothes reportedly showed up in a mirror. The trouble is, nobody in the room was dressed like that. One of the…
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Skip The Sweet Pies For Once, This Mississippi Shop Fries Savory Meat Pies Served Blazing Hot In Flaky Crust
Highway signs promising fried pies usually mean peach or apple, and that was exactly what I expected when hunger pulled me off the road in…
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12 Off-The-Beaten-Path East Tennessee Restaurants You’ll Want To Track Down
Somewhere in the Smoky Mountain foothills, you can order smoked pie inside a converted school bus. Yes, a school bus. I had to read that…
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This Ohio Donut Shop Serves Apple Fritters That Steal The Show And A Huge Glazed Croissant
Apple fritters are the most talked-about thing in this donut case, and that says a lot. They share space with a glazed croissant big enough…
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The 11 Syracuse, New York Restaurants That Stay Packed Without Spending A Dime On Advertising
A tiny roadside shack in Syracuse serves a frittata so huge that the menu also offers a half size. I love that detail. It tells…
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11 Hidden Antique And Thrift Stores On Cape Cod, Massachusetts, That Locals Love
One Cape Cod antique shop is reached by a garden path beside a restaurant. Another thrift shop sits behind a movie theater, on the parking…
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Pennsylvania Shoppers Keep Returning To This Massive Warehouse For Bulk Food Deals
Somewhere in the frozen case of a Pennsylvania grocery store, camel and ostrich sit a few aisles away from tapioca pudding sold in massive cans….
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This Small Kentucky College Stands Out With Full Tuition And Top National Rankings
Every admitted student here pays zero tuition. Not a discount, not a lucky few, but every single one. That promise has held since 1892, which…
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5 Illinois Seafood Spots Where Fried Lake Perch Comes Piled High On The Platter
One Chicago fish counter has been frying seafood since 1933. That’s older than sliced bread being a household habit, and it’s still at it. Lake…
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We Ranked The 9 Top Amish Markets In Wisconsin And Here Are The Winners
Two of the bakeries on my list open their doors only on Fridays and Saturdays. Miss that tiny window, and the pecan rolls and fry…
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9 Massachusetts Halloween Destinations That Prove Salem Isn’t The Only Place To Visit
I’m convinced nobody outgrows the grin that shows up before a hayride even starts. It just waits for October and a good excuse. Kids know…
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This Little-Known East Tennessee Animal Sanctuary Gives Rescued Wolfdogs A Safe Home In The Mountains
Every single animal at this sanctuary is part wolf, part dog, and fully rescued. Some arrived after abuse or neglect, and now they have a…
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The Free Mississippi Site Near Natchez Home To One Of The Largest Ancient Mounds In America
From the road, it looked like nothing more than a grassy hill in the Mississippi countryside. Then we climbed it, read the signs, and realized…
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Fancy Hats And Clotted Cream Scones At This Hudson Tea Room Make You Forget You’re In Massachusetts
Free tiny fancy hats are handed out once you’re seated. Yes, a mini clip-on fascinator is part of the welcome, and I can’t imagine a…
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The 12 Remote Adirondack, New York Restaurants Most Travelers Never Find
One Adirondack diner was built in Paterson, New Jersey, back in 1946. Decades later, it ended up serving pancakes in a hamlet of fewer than…
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The Old Mississippi Roadside Steakhouse Grilling Steaks Over Charcoal Since The 1960s
Hickory smoke drifting across a Mississippi highway is a hard thing to ignore when you are hungry. From the road, the weathered wooden building looks…
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Across Georgia, These 8 Steakhouses Put Flavor First With Steaks That Outshine The Final Bill
One Georgia steakhouse serves dinner only two nights a week, and Friday evening is still its busiest stretch. I love that kind of confidence. It…
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This Nevada Bead Shop Stocks Over 10,000 Supplies For Jewelry Makers
Itchy earlobes have ruined plenty of pretty earrings. That problem shrinks fast inside a Nevada showroom stocked with more than 10,000 hypoallergenic supplies. For about…
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This Little Tennessee Restaurant Combines Old Family Italian Recipes With Chicago Street Food
An Italian beef recipe from 1969 takes three full days to make here. Three days, for one sandwich filling. I have to admit, that kind…
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This Nevada Cat Rescue Is Free To Visit, And Families Leave With Cats Who Needed Homes
Dozens of rescue cats lounge in cage-free rooms here, and walking in to hang out with them costs nothing. There’s no ticket and no appointment,…
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While Other Seafood Spots Serve Standard Plates, This Delaware Restaurant Stacks Crab Legs On The Table
All-you-can-eat Dungeness crab legs show up every Thursday here. Read that again, slowly, and let your stomach catch up. The same family-founded spot has been…
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The Creepy Nevada Desert Road That Locals Claim Is Actually Haunted
A national magazine once claimed this highway had nothing worth seeing. State officials laughed it off and turned the insult into a slogan. Decades later,…
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This Abandoned Florida Ghost Town Feels Like Something Straight Out Of A Horror Movie
A whole town was named after one woman, and almost nothing of it remains. Two churches, two schools, a steamboat dock, and roughly 1,000 people…
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Warm Rolls, Homemade-Style Soup And Fresh Salad Keep This South Dakota Steakhouse Traditional
The chicken fried steak here gets made in-house every single day. The menu proudly calls it a South Dakota tradition, and honestly, that tells you…
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The $10 Breakfast At This Diner In Nevada Beats Most Chain Restaurants By Both Price And Taste This Year
Elvis Presley reportedly ate at this diner about four times a week. Members of the Rat Pack and Liberace stopped by too. The story began…
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The Spooky Wisconsin Hotel That Guests Swear Is Actually Haunted
A Major League Baseball star once slept with his bat beside him at this hotel. He wasn’t worried about burglars. He was worried about the…
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This Massive Wisconsin Mexican Grocery Is A Treasure Trove For Rare Spices
A former Toys R Us now sells epazote, fresh tortillas, and award-winning Birria Bombs. That swap alone makes me grin. The toy aisles are gone,…
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This Arizona Diner Serves A $10 Breakfast That Puts Expensive Chain Restaurants To Shame
An omelet built inside a layer of hash browns has a name here, and that name is the Spudomelet. I can’t imagine reading that on…
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The Buffalo, New York Polish Market Founded In 1888 Where Pierogi And Kielbasa Still Rule
Buffalo wing pierogi. Beef on weck pierogi. Somebody took a classic Polish dumpling and gave it a full hometown makeover, and I couldn’t be happier…
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These 9 Wisconsin Secondhand Shops Make It Hard To Leave Empty-Handed This Fall
One antique mall on this list stacks its treasures across four whole floors. Another fills three levels in a building so big you could easily…
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8 Haunted Cemeteries In Nevada That Locals Say Are Too Spooky To Visit Alone
Nevada grave markers rarely bother with gentle wording. Some spell out exactly how a pioneer died, carved into weathered wood. That blunt honesty gives me…
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The Family Owned New York Butcher Shop Dry Aging Its Own Steaks
For decades, the butchers have maintained their old wooden chopping block by shaving its surface. The resulting sawdust became one of the shop’s most recognizable…
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The 11 Mom And Pop Mexican Restaurants In Upstate New York That Are Worth The Gas Money
Are you a taco person, or does mole call your name? Would you believe that your preference stops mattering when the restaurants are simply that…
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The 6 Mississippi Farmers Markets Where $25 Buys Baked Goods And A Bag Of Fresh Produce
Twenty-five dollars does not stretch far at most grocery stores anymore, but Mississippi farmers markets tell a different story. On a Saturday morning, that same…
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This Middle Tennessee Halloween Town Has Four Haunted Attractions And A Creepy Corn Maze
A feline fortune teller named Madame Bastet waits to read your future at one spooky spot. She shares the grounds with a haunted VHS video…
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Late October Color Wraps Around A Towering Rock Chimney In North Carolina
A rock that’s roughly 535 million years old pokes out of a mountainside, and you can ride an elevator up through the mountain to reach…
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This Florida Craft Supply Store Has Prices So Low Shoppers Drive Hours To Stock Up
Many craft supplies here cost a dollar or less. Yes, really, and there are bins where you can stuff a whole bag for a couple…
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This Ohio Seafood Buffet Serves All-You-Can-Eat Crab, Crawfish, And Mussels For One Flat Price
Whole crawfish and halved crab start landing on the steam tables when dinner rolls around. That alone had me leaning closer to the screen. Add…
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The 8 Mississippi Towns Where Famous Movies Were Filmed That You Can Still Visit
Pulling off the highway for a quick lunch in Mississippi, we noticed a courthouse that looked strangely familiar. It turned out we had seen it…
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This North Shore, Massachusetts, Italian Restaurant Has Been Family-Run Since 1956
The pizza dough gets made from scratch every single day, and so does the tomato sauce. That habit started back in 1956, when two brothers-in-law…
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This Small Massachusetts College Ranked No. 1 For Entrepreneurship And Best Value In The North
First-year students here don’t just study business. They actually start and run a business before they’ve even chosen an optional concentration. That’s a wild way…
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This Illinois Mexican Restaurant Sets Out An All-You-Can-Eat Buffet On Wednesdays And Fridays
Two days a week, a festive Mexican spot in the Chicago suburbs rolls out an all-you-can-eat buffet. Wednesday and Friday are the magic words here….
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This Western Massachusetts Polish Market Is A Must-Visit For Pierogies, Kielbasa, Bread And Pastries
A family butchery tradition that started in the Polish countryside in 1914 is still making kielbasa today. The recipes made it through two World Wars…
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We Ranked The Best Mexican Restaurants In Los Angeles, California, And Here Is Who Made The Cut
I’d bet there’s a taco, a mole, or a plate of ceviche you keep saying you’ll try someday. Consider this your sign to stop waiting…
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This New York Indoor Waterpark Is Surprisingly Fun For Adults And Worth The Trip
The water inside this place stays at 84 degrees, even when a Catskills snowstorm is piling up outside. That alone makes me want to pack…
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These Are Colorado’s Top Mexican Restaurants That Made Our Latest List
One restaurant on this list starts serving at 5:30 in the morning on weekdays. That’s breakfast burrito time before most alarms even think about ringing….
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This Massive New Jersey Preserve Is Home To Rattlesnakes And Locals Know To Be Careful
Timber rattlesnakes sun themselves on rocky, south-facing slopes here, and they’re endangered in New Jersey. That means you can’t just shoo them off. You’re the…
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11 Colorado Places Between Denver And Colorado Springs That Are Worth Pulling Over For
A burger joint just off the highway near Denver has been flipping patties since 1948, and it proudly refuses to serve fries. You get chips…
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New Mexico Diners Keep Coming Back For This Mexican Spot’s Giant, Head-Sized Burritos
One burrito on this menu tips the scales at more than seven pounds, and it arrives buried under French fries. Only a few people have…
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This Nevada Town Earned The Nickname ‘Loneliest Road’ Stop, And Its Main Street Still Feeds Hungry Travelers
A single sack of flour once sold here again and again, raising thousands of dollars for wounded soldiers’ care. That flour came from a little…
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Virginia’s Seafood Buffet Lets Diners Enjoy A Variety Of Favorites Without Paying Per Plate
More than 1.5 million pounds of snow crab legs get served every single year across the Captain George’s restaurants, including this one in Virginia. I…
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This Kentucky City Lights Up Thousands Of Pumpkins For A Halloween Spectacle
Somewhere in the woods, a pumpkin dinosaur is glowing right now. It might share the path with musical characters and a whole village carved out…
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This New Mexico Mexican Restaurant Serves Enchiladas, Tacos, And Portions That Are Hard To Finish
A sopaipilla challenge here once got so tough that only 11 people ever finished it. The restaurant finally pulled it from the menu in 2014….
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The 6 Mississippi Orchards And Farm Stands Where $25 Fills A Picnic Basket This Fall
Pulling off a Mississippi highway for a quick bag of peaches can turn into the best part of a fall weekend. Small orchards and roadside…
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Unlike Modern Seafood Spots, This Arkansas Restaurant Still Fries Catfish The Old-Fashioned Way
Unlimited hushpuppies land on your table before you even order. They come with coleslaw and a sweet green tomato relish, and the refills keep coming….
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This Florida Neighborhood Looks Like It Belongs In A Quirky Halloween Movie
A Hollywood director once had an entire street of brand-new homes painted colors like sea-foam green, butter, and dirty blue. Yes, those were real paint…
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This Nevada Haunted House Gives Visitors Three Chances To Test Their Courage
A real prison that held inmates from 1862 until 2012 now hosts not one, but three separate haunted houses. That alone made me sit up…
