Sacramento, California
Vic's Ice Cream Parlor
At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.
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Sacramento, California
At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.
Sacramento, California
The last of a gourmet supermarket chain, this store helped spark California's Food Revolution.
Oakland, California
This restaurant features Native American foods from across the country.
San Francisco, California
America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.
East Palo Alto, California
An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.
Yermo, California
Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.
Big Sur, California
Offering commanding views of the California coastline, this restaurant was a hub for the artists and bohemians of Big Sur.
San Francisco, California
One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.
Los Angeles, California
Every weekend, the parking lot of this Buddhist temple turns into a Thai street-food paradise.
Los Angeles, California
Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.
San Francisco, California
The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.
Los Angeles, California
Shop selling 500 flavors of soda has something for everyone.
Fairfield, Ohio
An unusual, super-sized grocery adventure awaits in an Ohio suburb.
Ascona, Switzerland
The Swiss hilltop housed an early 20th-century vegetarian nudist colony.
Astoria, Oregon
A delightfully quirky blend of oddities spread throughout an old 1920s bank.
Cave Junction, Oregon
A chance to sleep among the firs and pines of the Oregon forest.
Stockton, California
This hidden amusement park is a magical escape for kids and kids-at-heart.
Rancho Cordova, California
This diner's a kitschy dreamland for anyone whose heart is stuck in the 1980s.
Yelverton, England
This tangled English forest looks like something right out of a fairytale.
Port Orchard, Washington
Bonsai trees that are up to a thousand years old.
Sumburgh, Scotland
This picturesque archeological site looks like it was pulled straight from a fantasy novel.
Sandwick, Scotland
A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.
Stromness, Scotland
Possibly the oldest of Britain's ancient henges is also one of its most stark.
Orkney, Scotland
The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.