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This Three-Story North Carolina Mountain Bookshop Hides 30,000 Books Behind An Espresso Bar
High in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, a small and humble building along a winding mountain road keeps a big secret. From the porch, it looks like a modest coffee stop where you might grab a latte and keep driving…
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Beneath Downtown Tulsa Sidewalks, Red Lights And Velvet Drapes Lead Into A Dive Bar From Another Century
Downtown Tulsa has a secret, and it sits right under the feet of people hurrying past on their way to work or to the courthouse. Head down a steep concrete staircase, push open a glass door, and the modern city seems…
Minnesota
Knitters Across Minnesota Stock Up At These 8 Yarn Shops
Minnesota winters give knitters plenty of reasons to keep their needles busy, and a good yarn shop makes all the difference. The best ones carry local, hand-dyed fibers you will not find on a big-box shelf, plus staff who can rescue…
Arizona
The Arizona Sanctuary Where Rescued Wolves Answer Back When You Start A Howl
Somewhere past the pavement near Camp Verde, a group of strangers tips their heads back and howls, and a wolf named Luna howls right back. Nobody in the circle is a biologist. Most of them drove up from the Valley that morning…
Oregon
Behind an Unmarked Door, This Oregon Speakeasy Serves Italian Dinners in a Prohibition-Era Cellar
Downtown Pendleton keeps a few secrets below its sidewalks, and one of the best ones only opens its doors in the late afternoon. There is no flashing sign out front pointing the way. Instead, a heavy door that looks more like…
Colorado
This Old-School Englewood Italian Joint Still Piles Plates High Enough To Feed You Twice
Some lunches end at the table, and some follow you home in a box for tomorrow. On one busy stretch of South Broadway in Englewood, a family-run corner spot has been sending people out the door with leftovers for years. The subs…
Arkansas
This Arkansas Craft Store In A Historic General Store Is Worth Driving Hours To Browse
A one-block turn off the highway in northwest Arkansas leads to an old general store that now holds hundreds of handmade pottery pieces. Five artists work on site, and a wheel is often spinning while shoppers browse. The building…
Oklahoma
On A Breezy Hilltop Near Kellyville, This Oklahoma Farm Lets You Comb Your Fingers Through Shaggy Highland Cows
Some Oklahoma weekends call for a bigger plan than the couch and a smaller budget than a road trip out of state. Out past Kellyville, a family farm sits up on a hill where goats climb on yoga mats, cows wait…