Utah is stunningly beautiful, deeply unique, and just a little bit mysterious to outsiders. Locals go about their lives thinking everything is perfectly normal — while visitors quietly wonder if ...

Texas isn’t just a state — it’s a full-blown personality. To Texans, their habits are perfectly reasonable; to outsiders, they look like a high-octane mix of pride, heatstroke, and barbecue obsession.

Vermont might look calm and quaint from the outside, but beneath all that flannel and maple syrup lies a set of habits that outsiders find downright baffling. To Vermonters, it’s all perfectly normal ...

South Carolina is where sweet tea flows stronger than water, humidity counts as a personality trait, and traditions run deep. To locals, these habits make perfect sense. To outsiders, they sometimes ...

Pennsylvania may be steeped in history, but daily life here comes with plenty of quirks that leave outsiders scratching their heads. To Pennsylvanians, these things are just normal traditions. To ...

Oklahoma is a state of wide-open skies, fierce pride, and a few habits that leave outsiders flat-out puzzled. What looks like pure chaos to visitors is just another Tuesday for Oklahomans. From ...

For decades, when Mardi Gras Indian tribes met on Carnival day in New Orleans, blood flowed. The streets became “the battlefield” where rivals settled old scores through “humbugs” – violent fights ...

Richard Bohart first caught bugs at age 7 in Palo Alto, selling them for pocket change. Soon after, he earned three degrees from UC Berkeley, then joined the Navy when war broke out. He fought malaria ...

The 369th Infantry Regiment began as Harlem’s own in 1916, training without even an armory. When war came, these Black soldiers faced doubt from their own military leaders. Yet in May 1918, Henry ...

Honolulu’s Chinatown transforms into a dazzling stage every October, with the Golden Dragon Parade leading the charge of fall festivities. Visitors and locals gather along the historic streets for a ...

Ohio might call itself the Heart of It All, but to outsiders, the habits here look more like the heart of pure chaos. What feels normal to Buckeyes often leaves visitors scratching their heads—or ...

North Carolina is where barbecue, basketball, and beaches meet mountains, and life here comes with some very specific quirks. To Tar Heels, these habits are completely normal. To outsiders, they often ...