Places Jane August Wants to Go

Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.

Head past the aisles of tropical fruit and imported candy at this bodega to discover a hidden, weekends-only taco stand.

Rare moles meet activism at this Oaxacan eatery.

A retired oil tanker now offering amazing views of New York City.

This mysterious marker puzzles pedestrians and infuriates geographers.

Sunset Park's Guatemalan community knows to head to the back of this bodega for a taste of home.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

A Jewish deli run by Yemeni Muslims in an Afro-Caribbean neighborhood is quintessential Brooklyn.

This recipe is set in stone.

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.

Slather on the history at an exhibition dedicated to this Russian luxury.

A museum dedicated to the silliest fruit.

The traditional Polish croissant, folded 81 times into the shape of a horseshoe, is a legally protected cultural treat.

The home for all things Kool-Aid offers everything except a chance to actually enjoy the drink.

Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.

This small museum concentrates on the juicy history of orange production in Florida.

At this museum in Iceland, visitors can sample fermented Greenland shark.

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.

A former factory serves as a shrine to the industry that sustained Santorini for decades.

Beer lovers thirsty for knowledge can now visit a museum devoted to the world's largest hop-growing region.

In the back of a bustling factory lurks a quiet museum honoring the history of Canadian sugar manufacturing.

More than 20,000 salt and pepper shakers from across the globe call this museum home.