This Tennessee Museum Lets You Run Tiny Trains Through Whole Miniature Towns
Some of the best finds in Tennessee hide behind plain doors on ordinary downtown streets. This one looks modest from the sidewalk…
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This Sprawling North Carolina Bookstore Has 30,000 Used Books and a Cat Who Runs the Place
Some of the best afternoons in North Carolina start with a plain little storefront you almost drive right past. You step inside expecting a few dusty shelves, and suddenly you are lost in rows of stories, a soft paw brushes your ankle…
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Missouri’s Infamous 1836 Prison Now Welcomes Overnight Ghost Hunters
A prison that held inmates for 168 years now lets paying guests stay inside after dark. Ghost hunters bring flashlights, spare batteries, and recorders, then roam old cell blocks until morning. Nobody packs a sleeping bag, because…
Oklahoma
With Pony Rides, a Petting Zoo, and a Farm Train, This Oklahoma Family Farm Keeps Kids Busy for Hours
Some of the best family days in Oklahoma start with a quick drive and low expectations. You pull off a busy road, spot a few barns and a big open field, and figure you will be home by lunch. Then the kids…
Oregon
Oregonians Still Rent VHS Tapes at the Last Blockbuster on Earth
You know that feeling when you pull off the road for no reason and end up somewhere you never forget? That happened to plenty of folks across Oregon, who walked through a set of glass doors and felt like they were fifteen…
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15 Hole-In-The-Wall Pizza Joints Across America Worth the Road Trip
Some of the best pizza in America is not served in a shiny dining room with a long waitlist. It comes out of small neighborhood shops that have been doing the same thing for decades, sometimes for more than a century…
Florida
A 1950s Roadside Attraction in Florida Still Lets You Feed Gators Off a Wooden Boardwalk
Some of the best days in Florida start with a place you almost drive right past. A hand-painted sign, a parking lot that costs nothing, and then suddenly you are standing over dark water while hundreds of gators stare back at you…
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Golden, Crispy Fried Catfish Is Always Worth It, but This Little Minnesota Fry Shack Does It Better Than Anyone
Some of the best meals in Minnesota hide behind the plainest storefronts, the kind you might drive past a hundred times without a second look. I almost did exactly that, until the smell of hot oil and seasoned cornmeal pulled me…
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Enjoy Fall Color Without a Hard Climb on 12 New Jersey Nature Walks
A plain park entrance can lead to the kind of fall afternoon that stays with you: colorful trees beside a lake, a boardwalk through wetlands, or a wooded path that asks very little of your knees. I’m always hungry for those small…