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Most of us learned that the first Thanksgiving happened at Plymouth in 1621. Virginia tells a different story, and it starts two years earlier. On…
A grocery store that never locks its doors, not even on holidays, sounds like a myth. This one is real, and it runs on a…
A 25-pound walleye pulled from a lake in 1960 still holds a world record. That lake sits right next to one of the towns on…
The giant canopy that once sheltered gas pumps now shades a barbecue crowd. Instead of fuel, the main thing pumping out of this spot is…
A wrong turn off a small-town main street in Mississippi led us to a plain little building with a line of trucks out front. The…
One Wisconsin city won the title Bratwurst Capital of the World after a 1970 showdown with another town. Over a sausage. I love that people…
The 30th sub made each day at this little market goes out the door for free. That’s right, somebody’s lunch is on the house just…
Free camping where the sand dunes literally wrap around your parking spot? That’s the deal at one patch of northern Nevada desert, and the price…
A plate of spaghetti showed up at our table once, somewhere in Mississippi, and it was big enough to feed the whole car. We laughed,…
One shop near Nashville sells beef, pork, and chicken that were all raised locally. The animals barely leave town before they land in the meat…
One bakery on this list sells pumpkin pie all year long, and I still think November is when it earns its keep. Others bake fruit…
A real New York bagel takes a hot bath before it ever touches the oven. That quick boil in malted water sets the shiny crust…
One family on this list got its start selling food from a horse-drawn lunch wagon. Four generations later, that same family name is still cooking…
Your lunch order here starts outside, standing over an open pit of glowing mesquite coals. You point at the meat you want, and it gets…
One Illinois pizzeria sells garlic doughnuts right next to its deep-dish pies. I read that twice, and then I started planning a road trip. That…
A pepperoni pizza topped with a rich, tangy reduction sounds like a dare. One small pizzeria pulls it off, and the pie has earned a…
Chilaquiles verdes and huevos con chorizo share a Sunday menu with French toast topped with berries and banana. That’s the kind of breakfast lineup that…
One restaurant on this list opens at 9 AM on Sundays to serve chilaquiles and huevos rancheros. Another mashes fresh guacamole right at your table….
We only pulled off the highway in northern Mississippi to stretch our legs and find a snack. An hour later, we were parked by a…
After three quiet years, one turkey farm came back to life, thanks to a younger member of the family. The farm first raised turkeys in…
Prime rib, ham, and turkey on one Thanksgiving buffet would grab my attention anywhere. Serving that buffet inside a former general store? Now I’m completely…
A yacht club dinner usually sounds fancy, yet one riverside supper spot adds a fire pit and a movie screen. Dinner and a movie with…
We pulled off a quiet two-lane road in Mississippi looking for lunch and ended up staying all weekend. The town sits far from any big…
A whole company town once stood here, and its only telephone sat inside the company store. Today, concrete skeletons rise from an empty quarry floor….
A gown that already lived one fancy life might be waiting for its second act. Northern Nevada has a whole circuit of resale shops built…
Pasta arrives at your table still in the pan it was cooked in. That habit started because the restaurant once had no plates. The whole…
A roadrunner can sprint at a pace that would embarrass most kids on field day, and one of the best places in Nevada to try…
The fried chicken here still sizzles in decades-old cast-iron skillets, using recipes Grandma started cooking in 1951. The menu has barely budged since then. Honestly,…
The shopkeepers at this holiday market are between five and seventeen years old. Every booth belongs to a kid with something handmade to sell. Can…
The lake’s only motorized passenger launch is a historic vessel with a canvas canopy, although a lifeguard boat and registered electric motors are also permitted….
Handwritten signs, a plain brick front, and rolls of fabric stacked floor to ceiling. That’s the whole welcome here, and somehow it works. Inside, the…
Six miles of glowing road wind through a hilltop park in West Virginia. More than a hundred displays line the route across about three hundred…
A bakery with a Saturday morning following that is closed every single Saturday? That’s the kind of puzzle I can’t resist. This small Mexican bakery…
Frank Sinatra has a booth named after him in this dining room. So do Marilyn Monroe and Dean Martin, and the red leather still looks…
Hundreds of thousands of red, white, and green lights cover one small town, and nobody charges you a penny to see them. That sounds almost…
Somewhere near Rochester, you can buy secondhand stuff by the pound instead of by the price tag. Yes, the pound. You grab, you dig, and…
Wisconsin has farms where the pizza oven sits in the countryside and dinner happens under the open sky. The idea reportedly took off at a…
Bananas Foster gets flamed right at your table here. That alone made me sit up and pay attention to this downtown steakhouse. USDA Prime steaks…
Race cars usually own this concrete oval in Tennessee, but holiday traffic takes over in November. Your own car gets to cruise a lap while…
More than 50,000 people reportedly joined the waitlist for one Manhattan dining room in its very first week. That’s a small town’s worth of hungry…
A wrong turn off a Mississippi highway once led me to a counter stool, a cup of coffee, and a plate of food I still…
Somewhere in Tennessee, a small studio pours its own ceramics into old-school vintage molds. That means the piece you paint might not exist anywhere else,…
Sunday mornings in one small Iowa town start with a line out the door. The breakfast buffet runs from nine until one, and it is…
Every year, crowds of water snakes twist together into a quivering mass around trees near a traffic roundabout. Yes, on purpose. It’s their mating season,…
A coupon for a free third of a pound of Colby cheese has been known to send shoppers straight to this store. People pick it…
Our family pulled off a Mississippi highway because the kids spotted a giant brick lady standing by the road. We figured we would snap a…
What kind of pizza place makes its own fennel sausage by the hundreds of pounds every single week? I’m convinced that kind of dedication tells…
A vintage shop in this Tennessee city has had pieces featured in Stranger Things. I have to admit, that detail stopped me cold. Another shop…
One Chicago diner has been flipping breakfast since 1923, and it still hands out little free treats like doughnut holes. That alone made me want…
A Tennessee railroad once earned a goat nickname because its climb up a plateau ranked among the steepest rail ascents anywhere. Today, that same rail…
Breakfast cereal and a brand-new sofa can share the same shopping trip here. One aisle might hold pantry snacks, and a few steps later you’re…
More than half a million lights flicker on each holiday season at one Pennsylvania garden. Then 750 water jets start dancing to Christmas music, which…
A black bear and a lion keep watch over the pancakes at this diner. Yes, lifelike wildlife displays line the walls while you pour syrup….
One Illinois pizzeria on this list traces its story to 1921. That’s seven years before sliced bread showed up in stores. Another one has been…
Somewhere in Pennsylvania, a small-town kitchen makes its manicotti with a crepe instead of a pasta tube. I read that and had to sit down…
A Netflix cake champion runs a tea room where scones arrive with scratch-made Devonshire cream. Yes, the same baker who won a season of Is…
Kids get into this railroad museum for free, and they can step inside real vintage rail cars. Not behind a rope. Inside. One of those…
The Coca-Cola dispenser behind this counter was installed in 1950, and it still pours. Order a float here, and that old machine helps build it….
One Italian restaurant hides its dining room behind a deli counter. Another serves a seafood pasta for two topped with a whole lobster. I love…
One Lexington barbecue joint has walls covered with thousands of names, drawings, and messages scribbled by guests. Another sits right on the banks of the…
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