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The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.

At a Bangkok bistro, one pot of beef stew has been cooking non-stop for more than 45 years.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

Don’t miss the local staple of rice vermicelli with charcoal-grilled pork patties and pork belly.

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

The impeccably spiced roast pork buns at this bakery are worth the wait.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

This family-owned bakery is one of the last places in Brooklyn to sell the Nation of Islam–inspired bean pie.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

For this chef, an active volcano is his oven.

On a small Slovenian island, diners can mix and match a classic cake into dozens of sweet and savory flavor combinations.

For a buck, students can snag freshly picked apples grown in the university orchards.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.

A suburban monument preserves the faces of twenty murdered Jewish boys and girls.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

A merry-go-round that became a rallying point for the early Civil Rights Movement.

Gorgeous views of Italian mountains and valleys form the backdrop of this unique open-air theater.

At this Oaxaca contest, artists turn purple produce into stunning depictions of saints, buildings, and La Pietà.

One of the largest tuna factories in the Mediterranean now serves as a museum honoring Sicily's history of bluefin tuna hunting.

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

This constantly evolving art space saved an Italian town from its own crippling reputation.

These ruins of a Phoenician sanctuary in Sicily have a dark history.