Places atozenith Wants to Go

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

“The Place Where Food Grows Near the River” implements ancestral Indigenous agricultural techniques.

What was once a communal kitchen now serves heaping portions of hearty German fare.

The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.

This ambitious restaurant celebrates the culinary traditions of the Ozarks before 1870.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.

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

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

Sample cuisine inspired by the Great Plains indigenous people who have been gathering at this sacred Canadian Heritage Park for 6,000 years.

Home to drunken tower-climbing goats... seriously.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

Proceeds from this colorful teahouse in a historic Atlanta neighborhood directly fund women’s education in northeast India.

Mai Tais and Navy Grog served up in one of the original tiki bars.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

This restaurant offers a side of antiques, curios, and a bathroom chock full of owls.

A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.

One man's collection of found art, sculpture, and ephemera adorns his two side-by-side homes.