Places ejbrown Wants to Go

Supremely flaky treats await at Amadou Ly’s boulangerie and patisserie.

Driftwood dinosaurs lurk within trees covered in a rainbow array of avian abodes.

Restoring faith in humanity one pie at a time by selling stellar baked goods on an honor system.

This museum showcases the art of ancient sword-making.

This abandoned shopping arcade has new life as an art installation.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

Home to some of the last true noodle artisans in New York.

Avoid gangster interaction while window-shopping.

Dine on dumplings at the oldest dim sum restaurant in New York.

An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

The costumes depict the Kurent, the star character of the annual Kurentovanje festival.

This Gallo-Roman sanctuary is dedicated to Serápis, god of the underworld.

An ancient tomb that still stands in Portugal.

One of the few places in Portugal where the Celtic ritual of wearing large wooden masks is still practiced.

Explore the odd assortment of items that have washed up on the beaches of Plum Island.

Cloistered comestibles are served with style at this French Orthodox monastery.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

Visiting this café is like visiting the Austrian grandma you wish you had.

Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.

This Oaxacan restaurant serves native corn and Indigenous recipes.

This bakery sells traditional Māori sourdough.

The city's oldest Chinese restaurant offers local history and seriously good food.

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.