A tiny, unmarked beer and whiskey bar above an Ethiopian restaurant in West Philly fails to conceal live bluegrass.

This antique rail car has been reborn as an urban cafe.

A pastry shop specializing in Sephardic sweets serves historic recipes in Ribadavia’s Jewish quarter.

High-end dining has a home in this former gas station.

Housed in an old British jail, this spot serves up Georgian, Russian, and Ukrainian specialities with a side of Turkish history.

An indigenous ethnobotanist runs this brunch spot celebrating Australia’s native flavors.

Hidden on the seventh floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

A charming, homemade vending machine dispenses burgers and sandwiches at this hole-in-the-wall bakery.

Anza led the first Spanish settlers from Mexico to Monterey, California in the 1770s.

A forgotten tribute to a South American hero hidden in a cluster of traffic islands.

At this coffee shop, each drink celebrates African-American history and luminaries.

It’s fun to stay at the YMCA… but at this London outpost, it’s even more fun to eat the Bombay aloo.

A onetime gangsters' hideaway where you can dine on steaks, fine wines, and cigars just like they once did.

Hot Doug's "Hot Dog" Stand.

A tribute to the movie stars who fought to keep Beverly Hills separate from Los Angeles.

This "synagogue" is not what it seems to be.

Known as the "Hobbit Houses," these storybook homes look like they're straight out of the Shire.

Read a book with a glass of wine at this classically restored bar.

Prank calls to this place, originally the "Tube Bar," inspired the creation of a Simpsons character.

For more than 15 years, this downtown dive bar has hosted fiery outdoor “iron pours.”

A multimedia experience that chronicles the atrocities of racism.

One of the richest places in the United States has a cursed street.

Storybook cottage in Beverly Hills was once the site of 1920s silent film studio, affectionately known as "The Witch's House."

Where the leftovers of love affairs can live on forever.