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The Road Trip Rule Worth Trying: No Chain Restaurants for 48 Hours
Somewhere around mile marker 200, you realize you’ve eaten at the exact same burger chain three states in a row.…
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The Rise of the “Coolcation”: U.S. Escapes for Travelers Avoiding the Heat
Why Everyone’s Suddenly Chasing Cold Weather Instead of Sun Somewhere around the third heat advisory of the summer, something shifted…
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America After Dark: Places That Get Better Once the Sun Goes Down
Somewhere around 9 PM, a switch flips in certain American places. The daytime version of the boardwalk, the small-town square,…
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Train Stations Worth Making Part of the Trip
Most travelers treat train stations like obstacles to get through, not places to actually experience. That’s a shame, because some…
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The American Towns Made for a Two-Night Stay
Some towns don’t need a week of your vacation days to leave a mark on you. They’re built for a…
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Where to Go When You Want Mountains Without a Major National Park
Every summer, millions of people funnel into the same eight or nine national parks, circling parking lots for hours just…
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Skip the Interstate: What You Find on America’s Old Highways
Somewhere between mile marker 47 and a gas station with a hand-painted sign, you realize the interstate would have gotten…
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America’s Best Trips Built Around a Single Meal
Somewhere in North Carolina, people drive three hours just for a plate of vinegar-based pulled pork, eat it in fifteen…
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College Towns Worth Visiting Even If You’re Long Past College
Walk through Athens, Georgia, or Ann Arbor, Michigan, on a random Tuesday afternoon and you’ll notice something odd: the energy…
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The Great American “Nothing Weekend”: Where to Go With Zero Itinerary
The Great American “Nothing Weekend”: Where to Go With Zero Itinerary Somewhere between the color-coded spreadsheet vacation and the frantic…
