Abigail Cox

Some restaurants earn their reputation long before you reach the parking lot. A friend mentions the fried chicken,…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 15

Santa Fe has no shortage of places to eat, but The Pantry pulls a different kind of devotion.…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 15

On a quiet stretch of US-61 in Lorman, a weathered building keeps pulling hungry travelers off the highway…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 14

Some restaurants chase trends. Tumea & Sons Restaurant in Des Moines does the opposite, and that is exactly…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 14

A good garden has a way of slowing people down without asking. One minute you are following a…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 14

Ketchikan has no shortage of seafood, which makes it even more impressive when one small roadside stop keeps…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 14

The best antique stores have a way of making time disappear. You walk in looking for one thing,…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 14

On a busy Upper West Side corner, one of New York’s most quietly remarkable places is doing lifesaving…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 14

A rural stretch of northwest Indiana is probably the last place you expect to find kangaroos, long-horned cattle,…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 14

Some drives feel planned. Others start with a free morning and end with mountain views, waterfront sunsets, or…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 14

Some Illinois meals ask for more than a quick exit off the interstate. They send you down bluff…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 13

Chrome, jukeboxes, pie, and breakfast at hours when most places are still dark – Gus’s Diner in Sun…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 13

A seafood stop does not need a polished dining room or a dramatic entrance to become the meal…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 13

Some restaurants serve a meal, and some hand you a whole scene. The Crow’s Nest in Maplewood belongs…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 13

Capitola delivers the kind of waterfront scene that makes you slow down before you even reach the sand.…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 13

A real English castle standing beside an American lake already sounds improbable, but Thornewood Castle goes further than…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 13

The best comfort food usually arrives without much fanfare. A plate lands on the table loaded with chicken…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 13

Some public art asks for a quick glance. Silo Art in Mankato demands that you stop, look up,…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 13

Northwest Indiana is not where most people expect to find a sweeping bison landscape, which is exactly why…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 13

A church can feel completely different after dark. The stained glass fades into shadow, familiar architecture takes on…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 13

On the Upper West Side, there is a compact restaurant with the kind of food that changes your…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 13

In Drasco, a bakery stop has started to feel less like an errand and more like part of…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 13

A lot of wildlife attractions keep you at a distance. World Bird Sanctuary does the opposite, bringing you…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 12

A rainy forecast has a way of reshuffling plans, but in Washington it can also point you toward…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 12

Indiana does not usually get pitched as a crystal-hunting destination, which is exactly why Hoosier National Forest lands…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 12

There are restaurants with a signature dish, and then there are places where one opening bite can quietly…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 12

Few things improve a California road trip faster than spotting steam rising against a mountain backdrop. The state’s…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 12

Waikiki has no shortage of places selling burgers, but Banzai Burger has carved out a lane that is…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 12

The best flea markets start with a simple plan and end with a trunk full of things you…

By Abigail Cox · Jun 12