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Do you love discovering old, forgotten treasures? Indiana is packed full of great antique stores and if you love antiquing, you’ll absolutely love this antique trail we’ve compiled. The Hoosier state is so packed full of great places to find antiques that we’ve split this into two trails. Check out our northern Indiana antique trail below and keep your eye out for the southern antique trail later this week! Follow along with the trail (and get exact addresses) via this interactive Google Map....

Maybe you have heard of some of these towns before, but you might not know their histories or namesakes. Most towns in North Dakota were platted and founded by the major railroad companies heading across the west, but these 9 places are a little different, and here’s why. Grandin Andrew Filer/Flickr Grandin was once a huge bonanza farm owned by the Grandin brothers, hence the name. They cultivated thousands of acres of wheat....

We’re on a real history kick here at Only in Maine, which leads us to today’s article focused on ruins! Many of the ruins that can be explored here relate to the state and nation’s military muscle, while others provide insight into what Maine’s economy was like. From logging to paper mills to houses that have no explanation, here our some interesting state ruins to explore today! Battery Steel, Peaks Island Don Shall / Flickr Battery Steele was once is a military fort located on the oceanside area of Peaks Island in Casco Bay....

Washington’s Olympic Peninsula is a great place to go to get away from it all. While it does have quite a few towns and definitely attracts its share of tourists, it’s also full of quiet beaches and forestland where you may not see another person all day. And if you hike the trail to Second Beach (on a weekday or after the summer rush is best), you’re in for a beautiful sight....

While you’re out visiting the town of Leavenworth this season, there’s also another charming community just north in the stunning Methow Valley that you’ve got to check out. Winthrop is an old wild west town complete with wooden boardwalks, western-themed storefronts and all kinds of things to do! It’s only home to about 415 residents year-round, but its country charm and endless activities make it a popular destination to visit. If you’re up for an adventure in the wild west, here are 10 reasons why you’ve got to plan a trip to this unique community in Okanogan County:...

It would be worth traveling to the ends of the earth to experience the level of beauty concealed inside one conservation area near Boston. Thankfully, World’s End in Hingham is only a 21-mile trip south of downtown! World’s End is a 251-acre reservation on a mainland peninsula that is part of the Boston Harbor Islands. Roughly four miles of gravel carriage paths form a figure-eight pattern leading through unforgettable and diverse views and narrower trails also crisscross the land....

In the course of writing daily articles, we’ve come across a variety of ghost stories and tales to keep us awake at night. Some of them we give to you here and others are just too strange to write about. Each time an article of this type is published, we receive emails and comments asking us where the most haunted places in Maine really are. Seems our readers don’t want to merely read about these things, they want to experience them first-hand....

Who doesn’t like to shop? Well, honestly, I really don’t, but when I find an unusual store like these weird and wacky Nevada shops (or amazing thrift stores), I tend to want to check it out. If you are looking for the unique, eclectic, nerdy, or just downright strange, these 10 weird and wacky Nevada shops are the places to go. Take a look! The Black Room, 1000 E. Sahara Ave....

Places like drive-in movie theaters and vintage diners always have an air of nostalgia. These establishments serve as mini time capsules, reminding us of how life used to be. If you want to look back fondly on times gone by, or see what people mean when they talk about how things were “back in the day,” visit these 10 retro spots in the Land of Enchantment. Fiesta Drive-In Theater, 401 W....

Although we all know the horrible history of our American battlefields, not many people know the history of strange and inexplicable activity that has plagued these sites ever since. In photographs, they might just look like any other structure or stretch of countryside, but it makes sense that these sites that saw so much death and destruction would be rumored to hold haunting keys to the past. Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) Flickr/Nakeva Corothers Gettysburg is not just one of our country’s most haunted military sites, it’s supposedly one of the most haunted places, period, in the United States....

When summer arrives we are often overcome by the need to be in or near the water. Fortunately, West Virginia has several beautiful lakes for us to choose from. Let’s take a look at 10 West Virginia lakes that seem magical in the summer. Lake Sherwood Facebook Wild & Wonderful West Virginia Lake Sherwood in Greenbrier County is a 164 acre reservoir inside the Lake Sherwood Recreational Area. It features a small arch bridge that looks like something straight out of a fairy tale....

Are you and your partner in a rut? Sometimes all you need is a little adventure, whether it’s down the road or across the state. Or maybe you’ve just met a special someone and you want to make a great first impression. We’ve picked out some awesome places in Alabama that can help ignite (or reignite) any romantic flame: Gulf Shores State Park Flickr/Bureau of Land Management Gulf Shores State Park has some of the most beautiful beaches in the state....

Let’s face it–life can get stressful. And stress is not good–in fact, it is a factor in 90% of illnesses according to the Mayo Clinic. Luckily, there are some pretty easy things you can do to get that stress out of your life. Here are 10 easy ones. Drink some fine Illinois wine at Blue Sky Vineyard. Blue Sky Vineyard/Facebook Illinois doesn’t have a Napa Valley, but we do have a decent wine scene....

All Kentuckians have different experiences during our childhood. Living conditions and the environment both have a big effect on us and our ability to mature into adulthood. There is a very big difference when it comes to growing up in a big city compared to a small town. Personally, I was reared in a very small community on the outskirts of what was once a very rural county. There were only five homes, all of which were small farms on our street (and it was several miles long....

One of my favorite things to do while traveling through Arizona is to see the tiny communities dotted along the roads, each one a close-knit community surrounded by vast open space. I like to see how each one expresses their hometown pride (some more obvious than others) and the quirks that make each stand out. However, some of these towns are so small, you can easily miss them in the mere seconds it takes to blink or yawn....

Have you ever seen a clever invention and asked yourself,”Why didn’t I think of that?” It happens to me all the time! New inventions seem to be popping up everywhere, and many inventions actually happened right here in Alabama. Here are 12 inventions you may be surprised to learn that came from Alabama. Windshield Wipers wikipedia While on a trip to New York, Mary Anderson saw a need for windshield wipers and invented (1903) them when she returned home to Alabama....

Visiting other places is fun, but most likely you’ll end up yearning to come back to Louisville for a number of reasons. The fact is, living in Louisville is so amazing that it ruins traveling or moving to other cities. Here are a few ways living in Louisville ruins you for life. We Love Our Sports Flickr / Kentucky National Guard Public Affairs No where else is more passionate about sports than those in Louisville....

Brand-new Illinoisans need a bit of time to get their bearings. Residents of Illinois are a welcoming bunch, but we operate in some unique ways! Most of our quirks are fairly easy to pick up on, it’s simply a matter of learning more about living in the Prairie State. Here’s what new residents will need to know first: Is it soda, or is it pop? You must take a side. Heather/Flickr It seems every Illinoisan has an opinion on the rightful name for soft drinks....

OK, the jig is up. People are starting to figure out that Kentucky is awesome and cool and beautiful and all around just a great place to live. The thing is, us Kentuckians created the unique culture we have here in the Bluegrass State all on our own while the rest of the country was too busy thinking that KFC gravy runs through our veins. Here are all the reasons that people should just stay in Hoosier Land or wherever they’re from instead deciding to move here, and let us have Kentucky all to ourselves....

If I asked you what you remember of the 80s it might include some of what I remember, but you would have your own memories too. Life changes so fast and when I think back to when I was growing up during the 80s and compare it to what I see now, well, let’s just say it’s like light years between the two. I know some of these things will be more universal than others, but for me… this is what it was like growing up in the 80s in South Carolina....