This Peaceful Colorado Mountain Town Is Where Locals Escape Once The Leaf Peepers Leave
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10 Tennessee Shops Filled with One-of-a-Kind Finds Made by Local Artists
One Tennessee art gallery sets out s'mores by an outdoor fire pit on most weekends. Inside, you can browse work by about 90 Southeastern artists, including pieces made with honeysuckle vine. I had no idea honeysuckle could double…
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This New Jersey Antique Shop Makes “Just Browsing” a Dangerous Promise
A lamp can be a surprisingly persuasive object. You walk into an antique shop with no intention of buying furniture, spot a shade with just the right shape, and suddenly your living room needs rearranging. That is the sort of pleasant…
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This Unassuming Illinois Rock Shop Hides A Free Prehistoric Museum With A Cave Bear Skeleton Downstairs
A cave bear skeleton waits in the basement of a rock shop, and nobody charges you a cent to see it. That alone made me stop scrolling. Upstairs, the shelves hold crystals, geodes, beads, jewelry, and fossils you can actually take home…
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This Magical Texas Hotel Has A Secret Library That Feels Straight Out Of Hogwarts
Imagine stepping inside a historic Texas hotel and finding a library that looks like it belongs in Hogwarts. Towering bookshelves, rolling ladders, warm lighting, and plush leather chairs create a magical atmosphere, while massive…
Tennessee
Don’t Let the Modest Exterior Fool You – This Bartlett Steakhouse Knows How to Cook a Steak
The bread basket here comes with croutons that act more like warm garlic bread than those tiny crunchy cubes. That alone sounds like a good reason to show up. I like a place that wins you over before the main course even…
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This Massachusetts Diner Serves A $10 Breakfast That Makes Chain Prices Look Ridiculous
A pancake that covers the whole plate is already enough to get me through the door. The fact that nobody here treats that like a big deal somehow makes it even better. The rest of breakfast follows the same idea. The ham…
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7 Places to Find Some of the Best Pupusas in New Jersey
A good pupusa announces itself before the first bite. The edges come off the griddle with a little crispness, the center stays soft and steamy, and somewhere inside, cheese is doing its best to escape. Add a forkful of tart curtido…
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Washington Locals Know Where to Go When Fish and Chips Should Come Piled High
Ten pieces of halibut, plus chips, is an order worth discussing before anyone says, “I’ll just have the same.” It’s on the menu at this tiny seafood cafe, and it gives a casual lunch some fairly ambitious possibilities. The cod…