Places apojudy Wants to Go

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

The mosaic Star of David at the front of this store hints that it's no ordinary Italian grocer.

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.

A hidden bar inside an ad agency has a deliberately misleading name, so employees can stay late under pretext of paperwork.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

Built in the 1970s, this curious modular home found new life as a sundae-shaped ice cream stand.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.

This roadside stand packs 300-plus varieties of tomatoes, from "Maiden's Fire" to "Kaleidoscopic Jewel."

The only thing better than tubing down New Jersey's scenic Delaware River is doing so while eating a hot dog from a giant floating stand.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.

This forgotten building was one of the few Philadelphia-area breweries to survive Prohibition.

A tiny, unmarked beer and whiskey bar above an Ethiopian restaurant in West Philly fails to conceal live bluegrass.

Central Europe's largest collection of mini-bottles is on display at this museum devoted to a bitter Hungarian liquor.

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

Visiting this café is like visiting the Austrian grandma you wish you had.

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

A rooftop restaurant hides in plain sight atop Vienna's Palace of Justice.

Austria’s oldest brewery makes beer with flaming-hot granite.

An Italian vineyard invites religious pilgrims to stop by 24/7 to get their drink on, for free.

A quiet Sicilian village is home to a cafe that had an important role in "The Godfather."