Places brendanjquinones Wants to Go

Sip coffee and talk politics at this landmark cafe in Astoria's Little Egypt, a contender for the title of America's first hookah bar.

This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.

This striking Victorian Home with its 113-foot turret is best known as the site where abolitionist John Brown was executed in 1859.

Madrid's last horchata kiosk is a blue-and-white beacon of refreshment.

An ancient Egyptian temple in the middle of Madrid, Spain.

One of Madrid's oldest trees, with a long and colorful history, resides in El Retiro Park.

Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.

Commonly acknowledged as the only public monument to the Devil himself.

Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.

A whimsical brother of the nearby Fallen Angel statue takes the falling part quite literally.

Abandoned for decades, trains still pass through the now-restored remains of one of Madrid's first metro stations.

A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.

The oldest restaurant in the world is this old-world Spanish eatery, still known for its suckling pig.

Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.

Baltasar Bachero became a hero after he saved the lives of two children nearly run over by an out-of-control mule-drawn carriage.

A small but stubborn relic of Spain’s turbulent past hides in plain sight.

One of Madrid's most beloved statues is of an anonymous citizen.

This sculpture pays homage to the street sweepers of Madrid since its inauguration in 2001 in Plaza Jacinto Benavente.

Once a resting spot for King Fernando VII.

This taberna has been frying up crunchy salt cod since 1860.

Kingly French toast comes soaked in milk or red wine, then drizzled in a citrus-perfumed syrup.

A statue commemorating a beloved stray dog who was adopted by the entire neighborhood where he lived.

This unassuming bookstore in the heart of Madrid is one of the oldest in Spain.

The cave where Saint Genadio meditated and played chess.