Illinois
This Illinois Restaurant in Springfield Buries Texas Toast, Meat, and Fries Beneath Its Famous Cheese Sauce
There is a dish in Springfield, Illinois that has been confusing first-time…
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This Illinois Pizzeria in Morton Grove Has Drawn Crowds Since 1970 With Its Caramelized Cheese Crust
There is a pizzeria in the northern suburbs of Chicago that has been pulling…
Illinois
This Illinois Restaurant Serves a Tender Elk Burger That Locals Keep Coming Back For
There is a small restaurant tucked into a quiet suburb outside of Chicago…
Oklahoma
This Oklahoma Salt Flat Lets Visitors Dig for Hourglass-Shaped Crystals Left Behind by a Prehistoric Ocean
Deep in northwestern Oklahoma, there is a place that looks like it belongs…
Oklahoma
This Oklahoma State Park Near Broken Bow Pairs Towering Pine Forests With Year-Round Trout Fishing and Riverfront Cabins
There is a corner of southeastern Oklahoma where the pine trees grow so tall…
Oregon
This Rural Oregon Café Appeared in a Twilight Movie
There is a small café tucked into a quiet corner of rural Oregon…
Oklahoma
This Oklahoma Route 66 Cafe in Stroud Survived a Devastating Fire With Its 1939 Rock Walls and Original Grill Intact
There is a small diner in Stroud, Oklahoma, that has been feeding…
Oklahoma
This Oklahoma Restaurant in Clinton Serves Dinner Inside a 1920s Country Club Above Miles of Open Prairie
There is a restaurant perched on a hill in western Oklahoma that most people…
Oklahoma
This Oklahoma Castle Near Davis Has Stood Above a 77-Foot Waterfall Since the 1930s
Somewhere in the rolling hills of southern Oklahoma, a stone castle sits…
Oregon
This Cannon Beach Seafood Market Is Famous for Fresh Line-Caught Fish
There is a little seafood counter on the Oregon coast where the fish on your plate was still in the Pacific Ocean…
Oregon
This Oregon Restaurant in Portland Turns Belarusian Family Traditions Into Dumplings and Dishes From Across the Former Soviet Republics
There is a restaurant in Southeast Portland where the food tells a story…
Oregon
This Oregon Barbecue Spot in Portland Smokes Its Meat Over Oak Each Morning and Regularly Sells Out Before Closing
There is a food truck in Portland that starts smoking meat before most people…
Oregon
This Oregon Dive Bar in Portland Is Famous for Late-Night Fried Chicken Served With Giant Jojos
There is a small bar on Southeast Division Street in Portland, Oregon, where…
Oregon
This Oregon Waterfall Drops 620 Feet Across Six Layers of Volcanic Rock Formed Over 400,000 Years
There is a waterfall in Oregon that stops people mid-sentence. You round…
Illinois
This Illinois Barbecue Restaurant in Murphysboro Was Built by a Four-Time World Champion Pitmaster
There is a small town in Southern Illinois where the smell of slow-smoked meat…
Illinois
This Illinois Drive-In in Springfield Has Served Its Famous Cornmeal-Coated Hot Dogs Along Route 66 Since 1949
There is a little spot along one of America's most storied highways where…
Illinois
This Illinois Route 66 Restaurant Has Been Feeding Road-Trippers for More Than a Century
There is a restaurant in central Illinois that has been serving hot meals…
Illinois
This Illinois State Park in Zion Protects the State’s Last Remaining Beach-Ridge Shoreline
There is a stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline in northern Illinois that most…
Illinois
This Illinois State Park Near Rockford Packs Two Lakes and 40 Miles of Hiking Trails Into 3,254 Acres
There is a state park just outside Rockford, Illinois, where two lakes…
Illinois
This Illinois Lodge Restaurant Above the Ohio River Serves Sunday Catfish and Fried Chicken Buffets Beside Limestone Bluffs
There is a small restaurant perched on a limestone bluff in far southern Illinois that most people drive right past…