The absolute best barbecue restaurants in the U.S. tend to be local spots or small regional chains that cater to specific styles, and larger barbecue chains have been struggling recently. The two largest, Famous Dave's and Dickey's Barbecue Pit, both saw sales fall last year, and overall the barbecue chain sector saw a 2% decline in sales, according to Technomic (via NRN), which is quite bad given the 3% growth of chain restaurant sales overall.
Often overlooked for flashier Washington Park attractions-like the zoo, the Japanese Garden, even Hoyt Arboretum-World Forestry Center still works to draw visitors to its woodsy, lodge-like Discovery Museum.
Agent Cooper's love for the fictional RR Diner's cherry pie, matched with his appreciation of the diner's 'damn fine cup of coffee,' turned the real-life diner into a cherry pie Mecca for 'Twin Peaks' fans.
