This Scenic New Mexico Lake Has A Swim Beach With Cliff Views For Just $5 A Vehicle
Some of the best summer days in New Mexico cost less than a sandwich. Far from crowded water parks and packed pools, there…
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13 Guy Fieri-Approved BBQ Stops Serving Serious Smoke and Flavor
Guy Fieri has eaten his way across the country, and barbecue joints keep showing up on his route. Some are old Texas institutions, and others started as food carts or backyard gatherings. This list rounds up 13 smokehouses from Texas…
New Mexico
This Route 66 Diner In New Mexico Serves Classic Burgers And Soda-Fountain Nostalgia With A ’50s Vibe
Some of the best meals in New Mexico hide inside buildings you might drive right past. This one sits on the old Mother Road, looking like a relic from a road trip your grandparents took. Inside, there are shakes so big they…
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You’ll Question the Pine Barrens Detour Until This New Jersey Seafood Stop Appears
A hungry detour can start to feel questionable when the restaurant still seems far from everything. New Jersey has a seafood stop that turns that doubt into a reason to keep going, with a remote waterfront setting and a surprisingly…
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The Best Cat Cafes and Animal Cafes to Visit in Michigan
Michigan has cat cafes where you can grab a coffee, spend time with adoptable rescue cats, and possibly meet your next pet. Some even host cat yoga, painting classes, and trivia nights, making them much more than ordinary coffee…
Massachusetts
A Former Hasbro Employee Runs This Massachusetts Shop Full of Transformers and Back-Issue Comics Worth Digging Through
Some of the best finds in Massachusetts hide behind plain storefronts on busy roads you have driven past a hundred times. This one looks ordinary from the parking lot, but inside waits a packed world of robots, plastic bricks…
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These 6 Minnesota Gluten-Free Bakeries Make Cakes and Pastries Everyone at the Table Will Fight Over
Some of the best treats in Minnesota hide behind plain doors on quiet corners, and you only find them when someone hungry tips you off. Gluten-free baking used to mean dry, crumbly stuff nobody wanted seconds of. Not anymore…
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At This Tiny Arizona Diner, Your Breakfast Arrives With Pancakes So Huge Photos Don’t Do Them Justice
Some breakfasts are a meal, and some are a dare. In Tucson, there is a small diner where the pancakes come out so big that people snap a photo, then admit the picture misses the point. Folks drive past it for years…
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Grandparents Recognize Every Candy Jar At These 7 Old-Fashioned Ohio Sweet Shops
Some of the best afternoons in Ohio start with a plain storefront and a bell that jingles when the door swings open. Step inside, and suddenly there are glass jars, penny-candy bins, and chocolate counters that look like they never…