Los Angeles, New York and Atlanta were the country’s biggest hot dog guzzlers last year, but the all-American dish has a presence from sea to shining sea. Styles vary across the country, from types of meat to acceptable condiments and toppings. To celebrate National Hot Dog Day on July 23, we’ve rounded up the best places to go for wieners in every state. Below are the winners. Read more…
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Wieners of America: the Best Hot Dog in Every State
The National Hot Dog and Sausage Council reports that 7 billion hot dogs will likely end up in stomachs across the United States this summer. That’s about 22 hot dogs per American between Memorial Day and Labor Day. -

Be the Last Person in the United States to Watch the Sun Set
Published July 15, 2014 on MapQuest || Watching the sun set from the westernmost point in the United States means you’ll be the last person in the country to end the day. The problem is, Alaska’s Attu Island is not your typical sunset spot. In order to actually be the last person to see the day, you’ll have to overcome a few hurdles. Read more…
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Hit with a Baseball Legend’s Bat
Published June 26, 2014 on MapQuest || Some people spend two or three hours at the Louisville Slugger factory museum exhibits. But the best way to understand the evolution of the game is to swing your way through generations of bat replicas in the Kentucky museum’s batting cage. Read more…
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New York Pizza Crawl: 9 of NYC’s Best Pizzas in 1 Day

Published July 9, 2014 on MapQuest || The cult of pizza is sacred in New York. Ask New Yorkers what the best pizza is and you’ll get a passionate, but varied, response from each person. There are lists and blogs dedicated to the search for pizza gold, and there’s rarely a consensus. My own quick poll of Facebook friends resulted in 19 different nominations.
When I lived in the city, pizza was a central part of my life. Rosario’s filled my stomach at 4 a.m. after a night of dancing; Bellini’s delivery settled it during next-day hangovers. 2 Bros’dollar slices were a lunch lifeline to offset my soul-crushing apartment rent. Ray’swas such a late-night fixture for me and my circle that two of my friends stopped there the night they got engaged to share the happy news with their regular slice server.
I had a pizza for every occasion, yet I had managed to chomp my way through six years of New York living without trying the city’s revered “best.” Read more…
The New York City Pizza Crawl is part of MapQuest’s summer travel series: 99 Summer Travel Quests
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Cherry Blossom Festival: 5 Easy iPhone Photography Tips

Published April 10, 2014 on AOL Travel || The Cherry Blossom Festival is on in Washington, DC, and after a long winter the white and pink flowers are blooming. The blossoms are expected to peak this weekend, and if you visit the Tidal Basin you’ll see more cameras than at a Hollywood red carpet. But you don’t need fancy equipment to capture memorable cherry blossom photos. Here are five tips for taking awesome cherry blossom pictures using only an iPhone. Read more…
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How I Met Your Mother: A Legendary New York Tour
Published March 27, 2014 on AOL Travel || After nine seasons, the How I Met Your Mother finale airs on CBS Monday, March 31 at 8 p.m. EST. Because fans are soon going to need another way to fill their Monday nights, we set out to create a legendary HIMYM tour of New York City, the sixth character in Ted, Robin, Barney, Marshall and Lily’s gang.
Could we find the real-life equivalents of our favorite places featured in the show? Challenge accepted!
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San Diego Spring Break Crawl: Vacation Ideas Beyond the San Diego Zoo

Published March 4, 2014 on AOL Travel || March weather in San Diego — sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s — makes it a popular spring break hub. While the college crowds may swarm the beaches (or head south over the border), there are things to do all over the city to channel spring break. Read more…
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New York City Spring Break Crawl: Cheap Eats and Tropical Drinks in NYC

Published February 28, 2014 on AOL Travel || Spring weather in New York may still be a month or two away, but after a winter this rough it’s time to infuse some warm-weather fun into city life. Here are our favorite “spring break” experiences in NYC — that you can even enjoy during another snow day. Read more…
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Rio de Janeiro Travel Tips for First-Time Visitors
Published February 28, 2014 on AOL Travel || Rio de Janeiro’s famous sites like Copacabana Beach, Sugarloaf Mountain and the Christ the Redeemer statue have been the stuff of postcards as long as people have been sending postcards. Whether you’re traveling here for Carnival, scored 2014 World Cup tickets or are just taking a Brazil vacation, here are five first-timer tips for traveling to Rio. Read more…
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Which State has Produced the Most Gold Medalists in the Winter Olympics?

Published February 5, 2014 on AOL Travel || Sure, we’re all rooting for Team USA. But in the spirit of Olympic competition we wanted to know: what’s the best part of Team USA?
It turns out that when it comes to producing gold medal-winning winter Olympians, the 50 states are far from equal.
From the snowy beginning — the 1924 games, when speed skater Charles Jewtraw from New York won the first gold medal ever awarded in a Winter Olympics (USA! USA!) — up through the 2010 Vancouver games, there have been 138 winter gold medalists from the United States. Read more…


