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fusion of Southern-American and Tex-Mex
cuisine? I don't have an answer, except to
say that I shook the hands that prepared
the dish, and that they belonged to a man
named Shawn.
Just down the street is the spot of anoth-
er impressive superlative: my significant
other's favorite women's clothing store in the whole state, A Beautiful Life. When
we go to Anaconda, and we love to go to Anaconda, I always bring a big detective
novel so I have something to read while she tries on outfits. She asks which of them
look good, and I say "all of them," and she evidently agrees because
she buys a whole lot of them.
I don't know many towns that have so many impressive businesses
in such close proximity.
There are so many great bars in Anaconda, from the iconic Club
Moderne to Revolver, which mixes a hell of a cocktail, to the JFK Bar,
named after, well, I don't have to tell you who.
Pintler's Portal is an award-winning hostel, and an essential mainstay
for outdoor recreationists visiting the area. Around the corner, the regal
Washoe theater is, in this author's opinion, the most beautiful cinema
in the state. No less impressive is the Copper Village Museum and Art
Center, which contains not only an extraordinary local history museum,
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INTERIOR DOME
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