Abigail Cox

Colored light spilling through stained glass is not what most people expect to see above a packed Denver…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 23

Smoke drifting from the kitchen is often all the invitation you need at a good Indiana barbecue joint.…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 22

The smell of freshly fried donuts has been part of the morning routine in Crystal Lake for generations.…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 22

Stained glass, soaring towers, and quiet mountain chapels reveal a side of Colorado that can be easy to…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 22

Headlights dim, the screen begins to glow, and the wooded hills around Martinsville become part of movie night…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 22

A memorable Illinois road trip does not have to come with an expensive itinerary. Around the state, travelers…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 22

Flower-filled balconies, pedestrian streets, and mountain peaks rising behind the rooftops can make Vail feel more like a…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 22

The music starts, painted animals begin circling, and suddenly a piece of Indiana history is moving right along…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 22

Walls of fabric stretching through a warehouse can make arriving with a short shopping list feel almost optimistic.…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 22

A thick slice of prime rib can make the miles disappear pretty quickly when dinner finally reaches the…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 21

The Colorado that rarely makes the postcards can be just as memorable as the places everyone already knows.…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 21

A lonely lighthouse facing dark Lake Michigan waters already has the ingredients for an eerie story. At Grosse…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 21

The smell of fresh coffee and bacon hitting the griddle can be more inviting than any elaborate brunch…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 21

A road-trip snack gets a serious upgrade when the detour leads to a pastry case instead of another…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 21

There is something reassuring about ordering meat from someone who knows exactly how to trim it for the…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 21

A bright orange cartoon cat is probably not what you expect to find waiting along an Indiana road…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 21

The odometer may count 103 miles, but the constantly changing scenery makes Frontier Pathways Scenic Byway feel like…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 21

The size of the plate does not seem to slow down the portions at Charlie Parker’s Diner in…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 20

Walking beneath trees that were already growing two centuries ago puts Indiana history on an entirely different scale.…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 20

Sometimes the best Colorado camping trip begins with an open weekend and a car already pointed toward the…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 20

A fresh bagel is even harder to resist when you can watch the process that gives it that…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 20

A dining room filled with regulars is often one of the best signs that you have found somewhere…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 20

Rows of colorful fabric have a way of making time disappear at The Quilted Heart in Limon. This…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 20

A chilled relish tray arriving before dinner is a small ritual that instantly sets an old-school supper club…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 20

A steak dinner feels a little more satisfying when the extras are actually part of the meal. At…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 20

Hearing a wolf howl in the Colorado mountains is one thing; experiencing these remarkable animals up close is…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 19

A crowded dining room full of regulars can tell you more than a dozen flashy advertisements ever could.…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 19

A speedometer becomes a lot more interesting when there is no highway speed limit sign telling you where…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 19

Walking into a bookstore for one title and emerging hours later with an armful of unexpected finds is…

By Abigail Cox · Sep 19