In 1975, a retired military man named Peter Jefferds changed American food history on a small cove in Washington. After living abroad and falling for mussels, he picked Penn Cove on Whidbey Island to ...

Southwest Airlines is about to become a very different airline. Starting January 27, 2026, passengers will get assigned seats for the first time in the carrier’s 53-year history. The familiar A, B, ...

North Carolina: where the barbecue debate burns hotter than the summer sun, and the laws are just as smoky and strange. Sure, it’s home to beautiful mountains, sandy shores, and college basketball ...

In 1941, two men dug into Arizona’s past and found a gold mine of history. Emil Haury, with his Harvard degree, teamed up with Julian Hayden, who learned archaeology in the field. They cut through 12 ...

New Mexico: land of enchantment, alien sightings, green chile worship, and— believe it or not—laws that are just as offbeat as a Roswell souvenir shop. From camel restrictions to courtroom footwear ...

In summer 1950, polio hit tiny Wytheville, Virginia with brutal force. The first case struck 20-month-old Johnny Seccafico in late June. Soon after, the town of just 5,500 people had 184 cases—one in ...

Wolf Island Road stands out among these haunted thoroughfares. Travelers have reported sightings of ghostly figures and eerie sounds, such as those of a phantom procession. The road itself seems to ...

Built back in 1892 to show off the area’s farming success, this unusual building has been rebuilt several times, with today’s version dating to 1921. What makes it special is its outside walls—covered ...

Nebraska: where the skies are big, the corn is king, and the laws are… a-maize- ingly weird. While the Cornhusker State is known for wide-open spaces, friendly folks, and college football so intense ...

Texas and California are often seen as opposites, but their differences go far beyond politics and culture. Each state makes bold policy choices that shape how people live, work, and plan their ...

Just three days before Pearl Harbor, the US Army set up Fort Burnside at Rhode Island’s Beavertail Point. They hid their command post as a large beach house, but inside sat 36-inch concrete walls and ...

In a small Kansas town of 4,700 people, someone had a pretty perfect idea: build a museum dedicated to all things Oz, and it goes beyond the movie. They’ve turned 511 Lincoln Avenue into an actually ...