San Francisco, California
Arion Press and M & H Type
Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.
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San Francisco, California
Fonts are born and bred here at the oldest letterpress type foundry in the United States.
Cincinnati, Ohio
An art deco ice cream shop covered in vintage tiles.
Iceland
A Wes Anderson-esque lighthouse that boasts magnificent coastal views.
Chicago, Illinois
This whimsical Oz-themed park had a wonderful impact on the surrounding neighborhood.
New York, New York
Sip a cappuccino in the historic cafe that introduced them to the United States.
Oxford, England
Originally founded in 1654, this coffee house claims to be the oldest of its kind in Europe.
Portland, Oregon
Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.
Boston, Massachusetts
The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.
London, England
Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.
Boston, Massachusetts
Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.
Portland, Oregon
This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.
Los Angeles, California
High on a hill overlooking Los Angeles lives a world famous, high-power conical Tesla Coil.
Pikeville, North Carolina
A disarmed 40-foot nuclear missile on display outside a North Carolina church.
La Crosse, Kansas
A museum documents the development of the invention that tamed the Wild West.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Cat art as far as the eye can see.
Lee-on-the-Solent, England
A museum in south England celebrates the amphibious vehicles that cruise on a cushion of air.
Lisbon, Maine
Tucked away in a corner of a Maine general store there was a museum devoted to an equally beloved and reviled local soft drink.
Bradford, Pennsylvania
This collection honors the iconic, and proudly American lighter that just won't quit.
Reykjavik, Iceland
An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.
San Francisco, California
Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.
Cork, Ireland
This Irish museum in a historic 19th century market pays tribute to the glory of butter.
Brooklyn, New York
This collection of grinning ephemera has grown from basement to Brooklyn.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The largest collection of handbags in the world, the oldest of which were used to carry Bibles, primarily by men.