This Majestic Kansas Basilica Has Twin Towers, Hand-Cut Limestone Walls, and the Nickname Cathedral of the Plains
Each family in one small Kansas parish was asked to haul six wagon loads of stone to help build their church. That stone came…
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This Michigan Bakery Makes Giant Cinnamon Rolls and a Looney Bread Customers Love
A small bakery in Michigan sells something called looney bread, and people mention it again and again when they talk about the place. The name alone made me curious. So did the cinnamon rolls, which some fans photograph next…
Illinois
Free To Wander, This Illinois Sculpture Park Hides Giant Art Around Every Bend
I expected a quick stroll past a few statues on a college lawn, maybe twenty minutes tops. Instead, I spent a whole afternoon chasing giant artworks across rolling prairie in the south suburbs of Illinois. Every curve in the mowed…
Minnesota
Two Miles Of Boardwalk Lead Through A Quiet Bird Sanctuary Most Minnesotans Never Find In Duluth
A team of naturalists stands on a hilltop every fall, counting hawks as they stream overhead. They even update a count board throughout the day, so anyone can check the running total. That alone made me curious. Then I learned the same…
Pennsylvania
This Pennsylvania Steel Town Has a Carnegie Mill Built on a Famous 1755 Battlefield
Steel still pours at a mill that sits on ground where a young George Washington had two horses shot out from under him. That mill is the Edgar Thomson Steel Works, the first steel mill Andrew Carnegie ever built, and it opened…
Oregon
This Tiny Oregon Town Gets So Dark at Night the Milky Way Spills Right Over Main Street
You know that feeling when a quiet dot on the Oregon map turns out to be the thing you talk about for weeks? I once rolled down a high desert road with no plan, no crowd, and a growing sense that something…
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This Ohio Bakery Has Been Making Donuts and Smiles Since 1928
A bakery in Ohio sells a coffee cake that people order by mail. That's a bold claim, so I looked closer. The same shop also draws fans for plain danishes that can sell out early in the morning. Others come for old-fashioned…
Oklahoma
Tulsa’s Old Brady Theater Comes With Ghost Whispers, Great Sound, and a New Name
Some buildings in Oklahoma look ordinary from the curb until you step inside and feel a century of footsteps under your shoes. I walked in expecting a simple concert hall and walked out wondering what else those old walls had…
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Is Kilwins in Lake Worth Beach Worth a Weekday Detour for Old-Fashioned Ice Cream and Fudge?
Toasted coconut ice cream is the scoop people keep bringing up here. It isn't plain vanilla or chocolate. It's a tropical flavor served steps from the Atlantic. The little shop also sells fudge, caramel apples, and glass cases full…