Hot mineral water rises from the ground here without the rotten-egg smell most people expect from a hot spring. That alone makes me curious. The pools sit so close to the highway that you can ...

Warehouses full of secondhand wonders await the patient. A quick browse quietly turns into an all-day mission. Across Pennsylvania, thrift stores sprawl wide and tall. Furniture, books, clothing, and ...

One town on this list is literally sinking into the ground after decades of heavy groundwater pumping. Its population is drifting too, just more slowly. That double meaning hooked me right away.

One cafe on this list sells you a slice of pie and the flour to bake your own. I had to read that twice. It feels like a dare to go home and try. Another spot sits on the road to a famous fossil park.