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A motel with peeling wallpaper, faint typewriter sounds, and a ballroom still set for a party from decades ago is open again. The staff there…
A brick house from the 1850s now carries a very spooky title. The Travel Channel once ranked it the most haunted home in the United…
One old wooden bridge in this lineup still posts a sign warning drivers to cross no faster than a walk. A fine is on the…
More than 100 animatronic chickens sing to you while you eat pancakes at one breakfast spot here. I honestly had to read that twice. Then…
Hot water cornbread and General Tso’s chicken share the same buffet line here. Neck bones sit a few steps from lo mein. That combo sounds…
Cool mornings in Mississippi have a way of making a thermos of hot cocoa feel like the best idea in the world. You pull off…
A carved stone face stares out from a boulder in one small-town cemetery. People have argued for years about whether its eyes seem to follow…
Craving steak at two in the morning is usually a lost cause. One farm store stays open all day and all night, and you pay…
Order one entree here and the table fills with soup, salad, beans, mashed potatoes, fries, bread, and bread pudding. That’s before your steak even shows…
Pancakes at 8 p.m. are not a rule-breaking treat here. The full breakfast menu runs from 6 a.m. until closing, every single day. That means…
Plain storefronts rarely promise much, which is exactly why the good ones catch you off guard. Tucked into a quiet Mississippi shopping strip, this retro…
Halo-halo, ube, calamansi, and brown sugar boba all share space under one modest roof. That lineup alone tells you this little shop runs on big…
One sandwich here is called the Franken-Hoagie. It stacks salami, ham, turkey, roast beef, and provolone, then piles on banana peppers, onions, olive oil, and…
The lowest point on the entire trail sits at just 124 feet. It isn’t on some remote southern ridge. It’s inside a zoo. That quirky…
A mole negro that simmers for two full days with 28 ingredients? I think that alone justifies a road trip. Add tortillas rolled by hand…
One Georgia taqueria keeps serving tacos until 2 AM on Friday and Saturday nights, with handmade tortillas waiting at the end of the drive. I…
One Illinois pie shop bakes its chocolate cream pie every single day, simply because folks keep asking for it. That pie gets a thick chocolate…
One Milwaukee kitchen carries on Italian recipes brought over by the owner’s family. I love that a sauce can cross an ocean and still end…
Real conveyor belts still run through this haunted house, and the monsters put them to work. The brick, iron, and stairwells have stood here since…
Tennessee doesn’t tax Social Security benefits, pension payments, or IRA withdrawals at the state level. For retirees watching every dollar, that is already a pretty…
Flat cotton fields rolled past our car windows for miles before hunger finally won out. We pulled up to a plain old building in Mississippi…
A sand dune over one mile long and as tall as 75 feet sits just outside Albany. Not at a beach. In the woods, surrounded…
Grilled home fries and fried home fries share the same Sunday buffet here. You don’t have to pick a side. I love that someone decided…
There’s an indoor mini-mountain you climb on foot, then ride a slide all the way down. It sits under the same roof as go-karts, a…
Down a quiet road in the red hill country of Mississippi, the pavement seems to run out of reasons to keep going. Most drivers turn…
A replica of Michelangelo’s David is not where most people expect to find dinner. Yet one dinner spot in Virginia’s capital puts him in a…
Korean barbecue, sushi, and hot pot all share one table here in Nevada, and the whole spread is all-you-can-eat. That’s three cravings answered in a…
The mayonnaise here is made in-house, and it comes in three flavors. Regular, Italian, and garlic. I can’t imagine skipping that choice when building a…
A four-story brick hotel stands on a quiet Nevada corner, and you can’t book a single room inside it. Its doors have stayed closed to…
One shopper once walked out of this store with a fancy hair dryer that normally sells for hundreds, and paid about the price of a…
One Nevada diner serves a prime rib and lobster plate that comes with drawn butter. It sits upstairs in downtown Reno, and the price is…
A college with an 11:1 student-faculty ratio just tied for the top spot among every regional college in the South. That’s the No. 1 slot…
In 1780, British troops built redoubts beside a narrow tidal channel to guard their fleet. Today, people launch kayaks and fishing boats from that same…
The pizza crust at this Nevada spot contains zero wheat, rye, barley, sugar, or seed oils. It is made from scratch in a certified gluten-free…
Every Wednesday, one central Wisconsin supper club serves steak and shrimp that simply keeps on coming. Not one plate, not two, but as many helpings…
One Wisconsin park has a towering sandstone mound with ancient rock carvings near its base. I had to read that twice. That odd detail kicked…
In 1619, English settlers stepped off a ship along the James River with written orders to give thanks. Their charter even said the day should…
Raspberry oatmeal pancakes are a signature dish at one Albany breakfast spot, and I can’t stop thinking about that combo. Fruit and oats folded into…
Tortillas get made by hand here every single day. They aren’t just for the tables, either. The same fresh batch heads straight to the grocery…
A 1920s traveler saw this desert valley at sunset and said it looked like it was on fire. Who could argue with a name like…
Order a cone at one local dairy and you might catch the smell of prime rib drifting out of the kitchen. The same counter that…
Twenty-five dollars does not stretch very far at most big supermarkets anymore. In Mississippi, though, a handful of small salvage and discount grocers still make…
An East Tennessee haunted attraction offers a chance to win your ticket money back by completing its three haunted houses and a special nightmare challenge….
Six miles of maze trails can fit inside fifteen acres of Georgia corn. That leaves a lot of room for wrong turns. Halloween is almost…
One California antique center lives inside a citrus packing plant built in 1903. Citrus once moved through that building. Now it holds 57,000 square feet…
A Belgian horse weighing about 3,000 pounds lives next door to a bakery case full of fry pies. That pairing alone tells you a lot…
Hungry kids in the back seat have a way of choosing your lunch stop for you, and the plain building by the water in Mississippi…
One Massachusetts dining room still roasts beef by an open fire using a roasting jack from around 1700. I had to read that sentence twice….
Tomatoes grow on the fence around a solar field here. That’s not a typo, and it might be the cleverest use of farm space I’ve…
A leaning tower stands inside the dining room, and nobody seems worried about it toppling onto the lasagna. The whole space is dressed up like…
One restaurant on this list serves Salvadoran pupusas right beside its tacos, and it opens at 9 AM on weekends. Breakfast pupusas? I have to…
One Seattle vintage store carries vintage Filson goods dating back to the 1920s. Another Washington thrift shop moved into an old drugstore building and filled…
The tap water in one tiny mountain town carries its own official bragging rights. Locals call their hometown the Home of the Best Water on…
A breakfast sandwich built on pumpkin brioche French toast exists, and it’s served all day. It comes stacked with scrambled egg, bacon, cheddar, and a…
Pasta purses stuffed with cheese and pear, then bathed in creamy gorgonzola sauce. The kitchen calls it Mamma’s special recipe, and honestly, that name alone…
One Ohio village has a year-round population of under 200 people. Then summer ferries start running, and thousands of visitors show up every weekend. That…
A butcher shop born because restaurants closed their doors? That’s exactly how this one got started. In 2020, a family meat supplier lost its usual…
In one remote corner of Nevada, the night is so dark it carries the official title of International Dark Sky Sanctuary. That label sits on…
One Louisville breakfast spot serves a menu created by a James Beard Award-winning chef, and another serves its coffee cake under a name too bold…
Over 1,500 masks stare back at shoppers in one old-school Ohio store, and some were made just for it. I’m convinced some places never lose…
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