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Chicken livers might not be the first thing that comes to mind when planning a food trip, but Fast Eddie’s Fried Chicken in Alton gives them…
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10 Tennessee Food Traditions Outsiders Just Don’t Understand
Tennessee food is full of traditions that can seem a little unusual if you did not grow up with them. From dropping salty peanuts into a bottle of Coca-Cola to covering warm biscuits with chocolate gravy, many local favorites come…
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8 Texas Bakeries Where the Thanksgiving Pies Are Worth Preordering
Thanksgiving in Texas is not complete without a pie that people talk about for weeks. Waiting until the last minute can leave you with an empty table and a sad grocery store option. These eight bakeries are the kind of spots where…
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Nearly 80 Years Of Apple Growing Make This Massachusetts Orchard A Fall Favorite
Crisp Berkshire air, sloping orchard rows, and the smell of cider doughnuts can make it hard to treat Bartlett’s Orchard like a quick stop. In Richmond, Massachusetts, this longtime farm has nearly 80 years of apple-growing history…
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12 New Jersey Candy Shops Making Their Signature Sweets In-House
A ribbon of warm taffy stretches across a machine on the Ocean City Boardwalk while, several counties away, a chocolatier pours caramel into molds and another coats crisp butter toffee by hand. New Jersey’s best candy shops do more…
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11 Unusual Roadside Attractions You’ll Only Find in Illinois
In one small town, white squirrels legally get the right-of-way on public streets. They even have their own crossing signs. I love that a whole community decided its fluffiest residents deserve traffic priority. That rule is only one…
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12 Vintage Pennsylvania Seafood Houses That Keep The Old-School Charm Alive
Pennsylvania may be far from the ocean in many places, but its seafood restaurants know how to make a meal feel special. Some serve platters of crabs and other seafood at lively tables, while others bring out fresh fish in dining rooms…
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This Unassuming Illinois Bakery Has Been Quietly Serving Some of the State’s Best Glazed Donuts
Five decades of frying donuts can build the kind of reputation no trendy makeover could improve. Old Fashioned Donuts in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood keeps things refreshingly simple, turning out glazed donuts, oversized apple…
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Book Lovers Could Spend Hours Inside This Huge Texas Store With Shockingly Low Prices
Some stores are made for quick trips, and then there is the flagship Half Price Books in Dallas. It is so big that visitors say they lose track of time between the shelves. Books, records, games, and even a cafe all live…