Sarah Leonard says she and her husband, Shawn, wanted to open a space "that would include family-friendly, simple pleasures and indulgences." It was natural, then, for them to start the Cosmic Soda Pop & Candy Shop where kids, parents and grandparents can choose from 37 flavors of hand-stirred sodas more...

Rebecca Moore is a social worker by trade, but she's always loved experimenting and improvising in the kitchen. She also fondly reminisces about the caramels that her late grandmother used to give her. In fact, it was those caramels—along with the challenge of committing to the finely tuned recipes that those candies require more...

If you've yet to visit this off-the-beaten-path museum of oddities, you might be wondering what exactly is the Peculiarium? Well, what isn't it? It's home to an alien autopsy exhibit, a 10-foot Bigfoot, a working theremin, and an ice cream bar where you can get sundaes topped with freeze-dried mealworms and stingerless scorpions. And if you're looking for fun, gag candy more...