Places Catexboom Wants to Go

A colorful kitschy temple and floating market off the beaten path.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

Hidden within a spa in a Texas strip mall is a restaurant specializing in Eastern European foods.

Drink and dine in a coral cave that's at least 120,000 years old.

This Vietnamese bar doubles as a multistory labyrinth.

For 60 years, skiers have calmed their nerves with cocktails hidden along these slopes.

This 700-year-old storehouse was a POW jail, aviation workshop, and Titanic memorial before becoming a brewpub.

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement served food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

Neal Cassady may still have an open tab at one of Denver’s oldest watering holes.

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

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

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

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

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

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

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

A tiny slice shop hides down an unmarked hallway in a Las Vegas casino.

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

Feast on buckets of garlicky snails.