Places Ckorear512 Wants to Go

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

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

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

Built in the 1970s, this curious modular home found new life as a sundae-shaped ice cream stand.

Monks in the empyreal Alazani River valley have preserved their 1,000-year-old winemaking tradition.

This 1,700-pound edible sculpture is way better than your average chocolate mousse.

In the mid-20th century, a tamale-slinging juke joint attracted a diverse clientele in the Mississippi Delta.

This architectural onion has an original 1930's Jerry O'Mahony dining car at its core.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

Dance on a hand-hewn log floor padded with bouncy boxcar springs at a saloon built in 1883.

Eat a tasty meal in the house where John Steinbeck was born.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

From sax to spuds, get 'em all at this landmark music establishment.

This diner's a kitschy dreamland for anyone whose heart is stuck in the 1980s.

A former department store turned into a quirky restaurant.

Easily overlooked in favor of the wineries that dot the region, this blast from the past is equally worth the visit.

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

This pub can leave even the sober feeling slightly unsteady.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.

Come for the pizza, stay for a performance on the world's largest theater pipe organ.

Enjoy classic musicals with a home-cooked meal at this former staple of American social life.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.