Places Ckorear512 Wants to Go

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

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

This restaurant's marvelous musical machines include a self-playing violin.

The oldest continuously-operating tavern in Wisconsin used a clever loophole to serve alcohol during Prohibition.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

Stepping inside this coffee shop is a journey through time.

This historic lighthouse has been reincarnated as the perfect picnic place.

Enjoy egg rolls and live music in a converted bank vault.

This solo operation offers the world's only whey wines in flavors such as chocolate-orange.

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

You don't have to be an ambassador to dine like one.

This Japanese treats shop may have been the first business to mass-produce fortune cookies in the United States.

This French Canadian classic is a specialty of the oldest continually used church in Minneapolis.

Find regional specialties from the Thai-Laotian border inside in a North Hollywood swap meet's food court.

Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.

A classically trained chef makes beloved burritos inside a gas station.

A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.

Some of Arizona's best spit-roasted tacos al pastor can be found here.

Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

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

Come for the Italian food, stay for the taxidermy and giant statues.