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This Illinois Park in Chicago Has a 40-Foot Climbing Wall and an Ice-Skating Trail Twice as Long as a Traditional Rink Lap
Maggie Daley Park sits right in the heart of downtown Chicago and offers way more than your typical city green space. This 20-acre playground paradise features everything from towering climbing walls to a unique ice-skating ribbon…
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This Oregon Blues Festival Fills Portland’s Willamette Waterfront With Live Music And Fourth Of July Fireworks
Every summer in Oregon, there's a stretch of riverside grass that hums with guitar riffs, harmonica wails, and the smell of festival food drifting through the warm air. Most travelers zip past it, never realizing that one…
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15 Southern France Escapes From Provence Villages to Mediterranean Shores
Southern France is one of those rare places where almost every turn reveals something worth stopping for. Lavender fields, ancient Roman ruins, clifftop villages, and turquoise coves all share the same stretch of country…
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14 European Escapes Where You Can Spend The Day Exploring By Bicycle
Some cities are just better experienced from the seat of a bicycle. Europe happens to have quite a few of them, spread across countries where cycling is not an afterthought but a genuine part of daily life. From the canal-laced…
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This New Jersey Portuguese Spot Has Built a Following on Garlic Shrimp and Hot-Stone Steak Since 1989
Some New Jersey meals start with a simple plan: find a table, order something filling, and call it a day. Then a place surprises you by feeling bigger than the errand that brought you there. That is the pull here, an unassuming…
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This Amish-Run Pennsylvania Market Has Sweet Corn, Flower Bouquets, Jams, and Fall Pumpkins
There is a small roadside market in Lancaster County that people drive from Maryland just to visit, and once you see what they offer, you will completely understand why. Fresh sweet corn, hand-arranged flower bouquets, homemade…
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This Westford Ranch Near Boston Eases First-Time Riders Onto Gentle Horses For A Guided Trail Ride Close To Home
Somewhere in the quiet countryside of Massachusetts, a family-run ranch has been helping nervous first-timers climb into the saddle for years, and most people driving past would never guess it is there. The trails wind through…
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This Arizona Marina Grill Serves Up Fish Tacos, Live Music, and a Patio Right on the Lake
A restaurant that actually floats on the water is not something you stumble across every day, yet that is exactly what waits at the edge of one of Arizona's biggest desert lakes. Boats pull right up to the dock, guitar melodies drift…