New Haven, Connecticut
Louis' Lunch
While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New Haven, Connecticut
While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.
Dover Plains, New York
The second largest maple syrup producer in the U.S. runs a high-tech operation.
Staten Island, New York
A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.
New York, New York
The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.
Bathurst, South Africa
The world's largest pineapple building honors Bathurst's favorite fruit.
Washington, D.C.
When it opened during the final years of the embargo, all the drinks and cigars were free.
Lexington, Virginia
The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.
Inyo County, California
Travelers leave tea kettles in a remote part of Death Valley as part of a mysterious, decades-old tradition.
Boscastle, England
The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
Mecca, California
The ghostly remains of an accidental sea.
Glendale, California
A one-of-a-kind collection of a unique medium.
Page, Arizona
A sharp bend in a dramatic river canyon cut through red rocks.
New York, New York
A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.
New York, New York
A DIY art gallery/music venue/lecture hall dedicated to video game culture.
New York, New York
A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.
New York, New York
The feral felines of Roosevelt Island have a small army of allies and an abandoned hospital all to themselves.
New York, New York
Dodge prohibitionists and slide through the telephone booth in Crif Dogs.
New York, New York
A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."
New York, New York
Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.
San Francisco, California
A library and museum dedicated to typography.
San Francisco, California
A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.
San Francisco, California
Get lost in this haunting fairytale art walk through a man-made eucalyptus grove.
San Francisco, California
The giant pair of sexy legs sticking out the window of this costume store have become its main draw.