Places Barrabelle Wants to Go

This kitsch eatery is chock-a-block with bric-a-brac.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

The sweetest graveyard in the world is filled with headstones for dearly de-pinted ice cream flavors.

Housed in a century-old building, this museum's dedicated not just to soft drinks, but to the free enterprise system.

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

This star-studded Old Hollywood restaurant is where fettuccine Alfredo made its United States debut.

If there's another drive-through golf-cart bar in a bat-filled cave on top of a mountain, we don't know about it.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

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

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

The programmatic glory of LA's giant whiskey barrel building has become an upscale reminder of the city's kitschy roadside past.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

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

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

World-famous, Pink's still manages to keep its prized cult fetish status.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

Once a mortuary that held the remains of Buffalo Bill, this Denver hotspot is now a death-fixated restaurant.