Locals Would Rather You Drove Right Past These 9 Faded-Sign Hole-in-the-Walls Across Tennessee
A pharmacy in Tennessee has been filling prescriptions since 1930, and past the cold medicine sits a lunch counter serving shakes. I…
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This Little Apex Deli Builds Handmade Sandwiches With Grandma’s Recipes Behind the Counter
Some of the best meals in North Carolina hide in plain sight, tucked into shopping centers you might drive past a hundred times. I walked into one expecting a quick sandwich and walked out already planning my next order. The bread…
Pennsylvania
This Pennsylvania Tavern Serves Goat Balls Inside a Former Bank
A Pennsylvania tavern has a taxidermy skunk on display, an old bank vault used for private dining, and an appetizer called Goat Balls. The Skunk and Goat Tavern sits on Main Street in North East, a small Erie County town near Lake…
North Carolina
This Classic North Carolina Diner Still Serves a Full Breakfast for Under $8
Some of the best meals in North Carolina hide behind plain little storefronts you could easily drive past without a second glance. I almost did, until the smell of sizzling sausage and fresh coffee pulled me through the door…
Michigan
These 11 Michigan Towns Preserve Powerful Stories From the Underground Railroad
Canada sat just across the river, and for thousands of people escaping slavery, Michigan was the last stretch of a long and risky trip. Before the Civil War, farmers, ministers, shopkeepers, and free Black families quietly turned…
Oklahoma
A 77-Foot Waterfall and Quiet Canyon Trails Await Cool-Season Hikers at Turner Falls Park in Davis, Oklahoma
Some places in Oklahoma look like nothing special from the highway, and then you round a bend and hear water crashing through a canyon. That was my first surprise, and it was not the last. A tall waterfall, stone castle ruins, hidden…
Oregon
This Shaded 3.5-Mile Oregon Forest Hike Follows a Mossy Creek the Whole Way
You know that feeling when a pullout on a winding road looks like nothing, and then the sound of rushing water pulls you in? That is how this Oregon creek walk got me, and I have not stopped thinking about it since…
Tennessee
A Cash-Only Drive-Thru in Nashville, Tennessee Fries Catfish So Good the Line Wraps the Building
Four fried whiting fillets stacked between two slices of white bread, held together with a toothpick. That sandwich alone made me stop scrolling and start planning a trip. The catch is simple. There's no dining room, just…
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15 Beautiful Countryside Escapes Across America for Your Next Weekend Away
Some weekends call for fewer highways and a lot more open land. This list covers working farms, big ranches, historic villages, and country inns spread from Vermont to Arizona. Some let you meet goats or watch cows being milked…