Little River’s waterfront, on South Carolina’s Grand Strand, throws its 20th annual ShrimpFest on October 10 and 11. More than 200 vendors are expected, and the crowd that follows fills every seafood buffet on the Grand Strand. Some of those buffets run close to $50 a plate before anyone cracks a single crab leg. Not…
Last October 3, the Montana Department of Transportation closed the Beartooth Highway for the winter. Columbus Day hadn’t even happened yet. These are the Montana roads that close earlier than visitors expect. Chief Mountain International Highway Chief Mountain International Highway carries visitors from Glacier National Park’s northeast corner into Waterton Lakes National Park in Alberta….
Charleston County’s 19 public boat landings share about 800 total parking spots for trucks and trailers, a 2019 county count found. Divide that out, and each landing holds room for roughly 40 trailers, in the county with more registered boats than anywhere else in South Carolina. The math doesn’t work. These are the South Carolina…
You remember an easy ferry trip from your last Maine vacation and plan to do it again. This time, though, you’re visiting in a different season. That detail can change more than what jacket you pack. These are the Maine ferry runs tourists assume go all year. Duck Harbor Run Isle au Haut Boat Services…
Virginia and Tennessee saw more Civil War fighting than any other states, according to the American Battlefield Trust. A lot of those battlefields sit right next to a town many drivers never stop in. They’re missing out, if you ask us. These are the Virginia battlefield towns worth more than a drive-through. 1. Appomattox Appomattox…
Vermont’s Department of Tourism and Marketing found that only 59% of the crowd that swarmed the state for the April 2024 total eclipse left the same day. Fall foliage visitors typically stay several nights in one town instead. Those cars have to go somewhere. These are the Vermont towns that run out of parking every…
Would you bet that one trip to the post office covers your mail until you’re back in Kansas? The U.S. Postal Service’s hold-mail rule caps out at 30 days, and many Kansas snowbirds are gone a lot longer than that. These are the things Kansas snowbirds should do before leaving their house empty for the…
The best time to visit South Carolina isn’t the one many people book. Once the summer coastal crowds thin out, a quieter, older South Carolina is easier to see, one small town at a time. These are the South Carolina towns worth the drive once the beach crowds leave. Aiken The town of Aiken holds…
Think Marineland disappeared along with the drive-in theater and the orange grove billboard? It nearly did. A federal bankruptcy judge spent months in 2025 deciding whether a Texas developer would take over the property, and Floridians who hadn’t visited in years assumed the worst. These are the Florida roadside attractions Floridians assume closed years ago….
A driver on Highway 82 between Glenwood Springs and Carbondale glances at a row of stone humps in the hillside and takes them for an old rock pile. They’re not rocks. They’re ghost towns. These are the Colorado ghost towns Coloradans drive past without looking. Gilman Thousands of commuters curve past Gilman every week on…
