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What are the best Wisconsin road trip snacks? We have them all plus the best Wisconsin recipe that snack mix combines all the flavors of the state. From cheese curds to pretzels to cranberries, this is what you should snack on in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin Road Trip Snacks (+ Snack Mix Recipe)

Are you taking a Wisconsin road trip and looking for the perfect state-themed snack to nibble on while driving? Wisconsin is known for many things: cheese, beer, cheese, pretzels, cheese, cranberries, cheese… well, you get my drift! Here are some must-try Wisconsin-themed road trip snacks to pack in your cooler or stop to grab on …

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Tropical Trail Mix Recipe for a Hawaii Road Trip - Hawaiian snack mix made from dried, pineapple, banana chips, coconut chips, macadamia nuts, cacao and Li Hing Mui Powder.

Tropical Trail Mix Recipe for a Hawaii Road Trip

Whether you’re road tripping the Big Island, hopping from beach to beach on Maui, checking out Hawaiian roadside attractions, or merely want to get in the Hawaiian spirit, I have the road trip snack for you. This tropical trail mix recipe combines all the best flavors of Hawaii and will have you saying Aloha in …

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S’mores Snack Mix Road Trip Snack Recipe

I’m not going to lie: s’mores are my favorite camping treat. There’s nothing quite like sitting around a fire and topping a crispy graham cracker with a melty piece of chocolate and an oozing burnt marshmallow. If you’re not going camping on your next road trip but still are craving that campfire treat, I have …

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If you're looking for the perfect snack to pack on a fall road trip, look no further than this caramel apple snack mix made with apple chips, caramel chips, peanuts, and chocolate. It tastes just like your favorite candy apple and is so reminiscent of autumn flavors.

Caramel Apple Snack Mix Recipe for Fall Road Trips

If you’re looking for the perfect snack to pack on a fall road trip, look no further than this caramel apple snack mix. It tastes just like your favorite candy apple and is so reminiscent of all those autumn flavors you love. The recipe combines dried apples with caramel baking chips and peanuts. I added …

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Idaho Potato Ice Cream at Westside Drive In in Boise, Idaho - ice cream sundae shaped like an Idaho baked potato featured on Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives.

Ice Cream Potato at Westside Drive In in Boise, Idaho

Is it ice cream? Or is it a potato? That’s the question everyone seems to have when they discover the famous Idaho Ice Cream Potato at Westside Drive In in Boise, Idaho. Idaho is known for it’s potatoes. And rightfully so. They produce about 13 billion pounds of the tubers each year. There’s a potato …

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Twistee Treat in East Peoria, Illinois | The Twistee Treat franchise offers soft serve ice cream and hot dogs in giant ice cream shaped buildings across the US. Novelty Architecture + Cool Desserts

Twistee Treat Franchise: Ice Cream Shaped Buildings

How much do you love ice cream? Enough to eat a giant cone? How about enough to eat AT a giant cone? The Twistee Treat franchise offers fast food and ice cream delights in giant ice cream shaped buildings across the US. About the Twistee Treat Franchise In 1983, Twistee Treat was founded in North …

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Dell Rhea's Chicken Basket a Route 66 restaurant in Illinois.

Dell Rhea’s Chicken Basket on Route 66

Dell Rhea’s Chicken Basket is an iconic Route 66 restaurant in Illinois. In Willowbrook, just off the famous route, and present day Interstate 55 (I-55) , this chicken joint has been serving up chicken since the 1930s. In the late 1930s/early 1940s Ervin ‘Irv’ Kolarik started selling chicken sandwiches at a gas station on the …

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New giant hot dogs on the roof of Superdawg Wheeling.

Superdawg Wheeling’s new giant hot dogs!

Being a Chicagoan has many advantages…one of those most definitely being that we have some of the best hot dog choices the country has to offer. Whether you love Portillo’s or Hot Doug’s, Gene and Judes or The Wiener’s Circle, there is definitely one place that stands in a league of its own…so much so …

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Safe House, a spy-themed restaurant in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Safe House : Milwaukee Spy-Themed Restaurant

You’re in Milwaukee and walking down a nondescript alley. You come across a plaque for an importer/exporter business. It’s something you wouldn’t normally pay attention to, but for some reason you are drawn to check it out. So you open the door and peak inside. A woman greets you and opens the red velvet rope …

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Superdawg Wheeling Opening Day

Superdawg Wheeling is now open!

Sometimes its 3pm and you’re at work, which means you are also on Twitter (hey, you’re only human) and you see the tweet you and many others have been waiting for too long: Superdawg Wheeling is open. Superdawg was opened in Chicago in 1948 by Maurie Berman and his wife Florence. The neighborhood carhop is …

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The Road Trip Journal & Activity Book - Everything You Need to Have and Record an Epic Road Trip! By Valerie Bromann

The Road Trip Journal & Activity Book

Everything You Need to Have and Record an Epic Road Trip!

BY Valerie Bromann

Enjoy fun games and challenges to pass the time on your next road trip and have a keepsake to look back on for years to come with this entertaining must-have for your next vacation.

The road trip you’ve been dreaming of starts here! Journal about your stops and get to know your fellow passengers with activities and exercises designed to pass the time and bring you closer together. Instead of “Are we there yet?” you’ll find yourself asking, “We’re there already?”. Complete with prompts you can turn to while driving between locations, this journal will one day be a memento of your life-changing trip.