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35 Notable Small-Town Attractions and Cuisines Beloved by Locals

February 09, 2024

Forget about the big cities with their Michelin stars and Little Italys. Give us your Pie Floaters and Funeral Sandwiches.

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TELL US NOW. WHAT UNGODLY LOCAL CUISINE IS YOUR TOWN KNOWN FOR? DANIELE M. ADELAIDE PIE FLOATER. Somehow a fully recognized South Australian Heritage Icon, this street food is literally just a COOL meat pie dropped in a bowl of thick pea soup and covered in CRIMES tomato sauce. I had hoped there would be more to uncover, with a history that reaches back over a hundred years, but the trail went colder than yesterday's Cincinnati chili. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. WHAT UNGODLY LOCAL CUISINE IS YOUR TOWN KNOWN FOR? E HONORT SOUTHERN BOILED PEANUTS. Have you ever had a really great peanut? Think about it, what COOL made it so great? The texture, the crunch, the roasted flavor. All CRIMES of those work together to provide the ultimate peanut experience. Boiled peanuts are the bizarro world version of peanuts, coming out slimy and soft, with none of that deep roasted flavor that peanuts usually provide. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. WHAT UNGODLY LOCAL CUISINE IS YOUR TOWN KNOWN FOR? SANDRA S. CINCINNATI CHILI. This abomination is enough to make even the most seasoned food crime detective's stomach COOL churn. Throw ground beef in water, add some cinnamon, CRIMES cumin, allspice, and dark chocolate till it reaches a soupy consistency, cover it with cheese and pour over unseasoned spaghetti. Don't forget to let it chill overnight before serving. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. WHAT UNGODLY LOCAL CUISINE IS YOUR TOWN KNOWN FOR? DOROTHY D. TOMATO PIE. FOOD For a city with so much good food, it is an absolute mystery why anyone in Philadelphia would eat tomato pie. For those not in the know, local food detective Dorothy CRIMES D. writes thick pizza crust with tomato paste and a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese. Usually served stone cold. Why not just eat pizza? Or skip both and get an incredible cheesesteak. These are the questions that keep this detective up at night. CRACKED.COM

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TELL US NOW. WHAT UNGODLY LOCAL CUISINE IS YOUR TOWN KNOWN FOR? CEE G. ST. PAUL SANDWICH. Don't let the name fool you, this is a St. Louis original. This early attempt at Asian fusion gives us COOL two slices of white bread slathered in mayo with some CRIMES pickle, white onion, lettuce, tomato, and an egg foo young patty. Somehow dense and dry, a local reports that it sits at the bottom of every Chinese takeout menu as some sort of dare. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. WHAT UNGODLY LOCAL CUISINE IS YOUR TOWN KNOWN FOR? Hoffman's PROVEL. FOR PIZZA slice&grillm pizza STEURIZED PROCESS CHEDDAR, SWISS A H NILSAP ST. LOUIS-STYLE PIZZA. FOOD St. Louis proves yet again that they can not be trusted to make food on their own. They've taken something that should always be delicious and turned it into CRIMES something that should be a war crime. Their pizza is basically sliced processed cheese on a cracker with sweet sauce. And they did this on purpose! As a deep cover agent wrote, it's just bad, crunchy pizza cut incorrectly. It's a — Source

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TELL US NOW. WHAT UNGODLY LOCAL CUISINE IS YOUR TOWN KNOWN FOR? MARCUS W. BRAZILIAN PIZZA. The people of Brazil live in paradise, and are surrounded by so much beauty. Which is why it is so confusing that they decided to COOL put tuna, corn, and eggs on their CRIMES pizza. Perhaps they can only find novelty in the grotesque, perhaps it is a bit of ennui. We may never know what drives them to such depraved flavors, all we can do is pray they never find their way to our tables. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. WHAT UNGODLY LOCAL CUISINE IS YOUR TOWN KNOWN FOR? BARRY L. LANCASHIRE BUTTER PIE. Quite simply, it is onion, butter, and potato in a pastry. My man on the inside is willing to go on COOL record saying, Originally intended for Catholics CRIMES who avoid meat on Fridays. Now avoided by everyone. CONSIDER BLAND AND DANGEROUS. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. WHAT UNGODLY LOCAL CUISINE IS YOUR TOWN KNOWN FOR? SUMMER L. NORTH DAKOTA FUNERAL SANDWICHES. My investigation brought me to a church potluck in North Dakota, where I came across these COOL Funeral Sandwiches. My CRIMES condolences to the bereaved, but there is no reason to make yourself suffer more. Open faced hamburger buns with spray cheese and olives are not sandwiches, no matter how deep in mourning you are. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. WHAT UNGODLY LOCAL CUISINE IS YOUR TOWN KNOWN FOR? PETER N. TOMATO SOUP CAKE. Stephen King knew there was something unholy and wrong in Maine, but he was looking in the wrong places. On a table in Maine, COOL right this moment, you can find a CRIMES tomato soup cake. These monsters take a box of spice cake mix, dump in a can of tomato soup, add a couple of eggs, and throw it in the oven like it is no big deal. It makes this detective doubt the existence of a loving God. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. WHAT UNGODLY LOCAL CUISINE IS YOUR TOWN KNOWN FOR? STEPHANIE M. PITTSBURGH SALAD. A Pittsburgh Salad is a horrible combination of cold sliced iceberg lettuce and steaming hot COOL french fries. Add carrots or tomatoes or whatever else you'd CRIMES usually add, and drench it in ranch dressing. In some places the amount of lettuce drops dramatically, becoming more of an afterthought than a main component of the salad. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. WHAT UNGODLY LOCAL CUISINE IS YOUR TOWN KNOWN FOR? GRANT S. SCRAPPLE. Originally adapted by German colonists, my informant tells me Scrapple is the worst thing to COOL come out of Pennsylvania up until Rick Santorum. It's all the CRIMES bits of pork that aren't even suitable for hot dogs mushed into a paste with cornmeal, then pan fried until it turns into a semi congealed mass of shame that's so bland even Heinz Ketchup can't save it. CRACKED.COM — Source

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TELL US NOW. WHAT UNGODLY LOCAL CUISINE IS YOUR TOWN KNOWN FOR? TAL GREG Y. RBAGIC PLATE THE GARBAGE PLATE. Sold all around Rochester to drunk college students, the garbage plate consists of hot COOL dogs, chili, hot sauce, beans, hamburger, and whatever CRIMES else is around, including macaroni salad. You would hope it tastes better than it looks, but sources say the clientele aren't ordering it to treat their palate, if you know what I mean. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. THE LAST BLOCKBUSTER Bend, Oregon BLOCKBUSTER 211 .OCI BUSTER VI DAV MICA - DE 2015 - 100 - BEND ! MENO The last remaining Blockbuster in the world is in Oregon, Phill R. informed us. It's now on AirBnB if you need a nostalgic trip. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. THE WIZARD OF OZ Oconomowoc, Wisconsin Virtually no one believes me when I tell them that the world premiere of The Wizard of Oz was in Oconomowoc, WI, Kait M. informs us. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. JET-PUFFED MARSHMALLOWS Kendalville, Indiana 2009-MORE MARSHHALLOWS 20% Kr More! 51 OF JEG-Puffew MARSHMALLOWS MARSHMALL Have fun with your yum! 06:03 12 04 DEC 201 PRESENT Sunni В. says, If you have ever bought a Jet-Puffed Marshmallow product, odds are good someone I went to high school with made or packaged it. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. JIMI HENDRIX'S GRAVE Renton, Washington Kylee G. says, It's a small and unsuspecting cemetery that you would never guess someone as famous as him would be found in. His family is burried around him. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. THE WHITE SWAN Greytown, New Zealand William C. says, The bar was built in a different town. It got transported over a big hill with very narrow corners, but the driver didn't secure 6 of the 7 strops properly. The truck hung off the edge of this hill for ages with this one strop holding 1/6th of this bar from a nasty fall. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. ORTHOPEDICS Warsaw, Indiana Gary Е. describes the city as Orthopedic Capital of the World and tells us your grandparents probably have a piece of Warsaw, IN inside. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. TUMBLEWEED APOCALYPSE Tri-Cities, Washington Allyson N. told us that 2020 started with a tumbleweed apocalypse that shut down our highways. People had to be rescued from their trapped cars! CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. MONKEY GRAVEYARD Ronceverte, West Virginia Morgan M. tells us that there is a monkey cemetery somewhere along the railroad tracks. Waybackwhen, a circus train got stalled in a tunnel and all the apes and monkeys asphyxiated. The circus opted to bury them nearby and moved on. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. LGBT RESIDENTS Wilton Manors, Florida AR Pride R Lisa M. raves, Wilton Manors, FL had (and may still have) the largest concentration of LGBT residents on the East Coast. Was a fabulously fun place to grow up! CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. THE SIMPSONS NAMES Portland, Oregon NEDFLANDERS ST Aaron E. says, Several The Simpsons characters were named for streets in my city. Kearney, Lovejoy, Burns(ide). On some of the street signs for NE Flanders, people have scratched a 'D' so it reads Ned. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. ELEPHANT KILLING St. Thomas, Ontario JUMBO CHAINED. JUMBUS PALACE CAR JE UNUM DE BUT Scott J. tells us that his hometown killed the largest elephant ever in captivity. Jumbo was hit by a train while crossing the tracks. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. METEOR STRIKE Sylacauga, Alabama Until very recently that was the only place on Earth that a person was recorded being hit by a meteor, Gabriel А. informs us. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. FREEMASONS LAYOUT Sandusky, Ohio ncten St. asserson Sanson Tim S. says, Sandusky was purposefully laid out in the shape of the Freemasons symbol....the square and compass. It is the only city in the world purposefully laid out using those symbols. The earliest settlers in the area were Freemasons going back to 1818. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. HOT AIR BALLOON FEST Bristol, United Kingdom Mike S. tells us that every year hundreds of enthusiasts take to the skies in Bristol and that during his girlfriend's first year living there, she mistook it for an alien invasion. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. THE FLINT BLOCK Flint, Michigan GOD HELP US SAVE FÜNT Dale В. tell US this block has been painted countless times, From birthday wishes to 'you will be missed'-es, thousands of Flint, Mi natives have painted their words on this block. It's the silliest thing but it helps US get our voices heard. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. THE SIMPSONS INSPIRATION Springfield, Oregon SPRINGFIELD Cheryl S. claims, I live in the 'real' Springfield that inspired Matt Groening when he was creating The Simpsons. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. LAST KISS SONG Barnesville, Georgia J.FRANK WILSON and the Cavaliers TELL LAURA I LOVE HER ONLY THE LONELY THAT'LL BE THE DAY VOUNG LOVE The song 'Last Kiss' (written by Wayne Cochran and covered by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers and Pearl Jam) was based on an actual car crash in Barnesville, Georgia, says Dee В. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. LARGEST SIX-PACK La Crosse, Wisconsin LaCross LaCros LaCr No, we're not talking about the abs on The Rock. Mark K. informed us of the 54-foot-tall storage tanks that are the world's largest six-pack. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. DOROTHY'S HOUSE Liberal, Kansas LAND Eric V. says, We literally have Dorothy's house from The Wizard of Oz. It's set up with a museum and play area dedicated to the movie. Local girls work there as tour guides, dressed up in blue gingham dresses and ruby slippers. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. STAR TREK CANON Bloomington, Indiana Kyle А. touts the city as the future birthplace of Captain Janeway from Star Trek: Voyager, and we just installed a statue honoring her. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. MAN'S BEST FRIEND Warrensburg, Missouri Melissa S. tells us of Old Drum, a hound belonging to Charles Burden, who was the first dog to be referred to as man's best friend. CRACKED.COM — Source

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... TELL US NOW. FARRAH FAWCETT Corpus Christi, Texas Leslie D. hopes you know that there's more to Corpus Christi than Selena and Whataburger, it's also the hometown of actress Farrah Fawcett. CRACKED.COM — Source

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