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Searching for thoughtful gifts? Find the perfect match for family and friends on your list with locally crafted socks. From quality merino wool socks for outdoor enthusiasts to matching Christmas socks for the whole family, Farm to Feet in Mount Airy and Mayo Mills in Tarboro are two North Carolina sock companies that are delivering good cheer throughout the year.
Farm to Feet
Mount Airy is the perfect town for weaving stories and socks. The idyllic small town was home to Andy Griffith and in...

Best of Lake Erie: Beach Glass, Treasure Hunts, Breweries, Cocktails

Find entertainment for all ages and a full day's worth of fun at the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York.

True, it’s only 10 a.m. in Jamestown, New York, when I step inside the National Comedy Center. But it feels like Saturday night in New York City. I’m ready to laugh! Overhead a lit-up jumbotron asks, “Whose In Da House?” And there’s a smiling pic of my face lit up on the screen with the words “Hailing from the Midwest,” along with headshots of my fellow fun visitors from around ...

Walk 65 feet above the ground in Tipton, Michigan, on suspended wooden bridges that provide great views of the fall foliage.

Foodie, nature lover, history buff? Niagara Falls are reason enough to visit, but look beyond.

Food + Drink
These mobile eateries have the basics covered, from giant burgers to thoughtfully constructed bagel creations to mouthwatering biscuit sandwiches.
July/August 2024
Fat Kid Burgers
Beef up by stepping up to the window of this central Ohio food truck that goes big with its creative lineup of gourmet smash burgers.
Fat Kid Burgers’ food truck is hard to miss — just look for the belly-button-showing, beanie-wearing boy and the swirls of kaleidoscopic colors. This veteran- and family-...

Local honey, fresh-baked breads, and roadside fruit stands. Come for a home cooked Amish meal as we tour Elkhart County's restaurants, towns, and back roads.

Kelly Padgett is a wizard in the world of Airstream design.

Journey inside Cuyahoga Valley National Park.

Dine on an Italian specialty al fresco in North Manchester, Indiana, at this family-owned spot that hosts seasonal Friday pizza nights on the farm.
There is no better place to shake up a Friday-night pizza routine than at the Hawkins Family Farm. Neapolitan-inspired pizzas are available to go or for on-site dining at this 99-acre farm in northern Indiana. Jeff Hawkins and his family routinely serve up to 100 wood-fired pizzas during this Friday-night exclusive that has been a tradition since ...

Go railbiking through Versailles, Kentucky, along the tracks of the 1888 Louisville Southern Railroad to explore the Bluegrass State in a new way.
Riding through history is what railbiking is all about, and it is the newest way to see Kentucky’s Bluegrass region. Railbiking takes riders on a pedaling journey along a historic railroad route, and at Rail Explorers in Versailles, Kentucky, the journey follows the tracks that once carried the 1888 Louisville Southern Railroad.
Along the path, adv...

Go for a tubing adventure in Ludington, Michigan. The journey ends at a Lake Michigan beach perfect for swimming and sunbathing.
Forget the indoor waterpark, the winding route of the Big Sable River at Michigan’s Ludington State Park is the ultimate lazy tube ride. A 1-mile section of the Big Sable River runs between Hamlin Lake and Lake Michigan, and its usual summer-day water temperature of between 75 and 80 degrees makes it the ideal spot to dip your toes and float along.
Start your advent...

Become immersed in fairy-tale classics at this London, Ontario, destination dedicated to imaginative play for the whole family.
The characters and places from favorite children’s classics and fairy tales come to life at Storybook Gardens in London, Ontario. Kids can step into the action by spending time hanging out with Humpty Dumpty, venturing into the mouth of Monstro the Whale from Pinocchio and paying a visit to the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe.
This enchanting land is situated in the mi...

Ohio Life
Documentarian Alex Goetz of Toledo shares how a career behind the camera has taken him around the world and allowed him to share stories from Ohio.
Filming blue penguins on the Australian island state of Tasmania is just another day at the office for Alex Goetz. His physical office might be in Toledo, but his conservation stories have taken him all over the world.
Raised in Cleveland, Goetz studied film and environmental science at Bowling Green State University. He later co-founded...