Places Edited by amaranthine

This Singaporean food-court stall was home to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meal.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

Panoramic views of the city of New Haven and the Long Island Sound, with a side of history.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

A condom-covered Thai restaurant that is more concerned with birth control than food.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

The largest university building in the West is a gothic masterpiece containing dozens of theme rooms based on different countries.

This $62 million dollar temple was erected to house one little dental fragment of religious history.

The only castle in North America to ever house European sovereigns.

A museum in a law office, filled with authentic and counterfeit goods.

Postal archives over 150 years old offer a window into Singapore's culture and tradition.

An antiquated German apothecary on Chicago's North Side.

An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

A Buddhist theme park brings you a Buddhist version of Hell.