Atlantic City, New Jersey
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If it feels like a speakeasy, that’s because it probably was one.
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Atlantic City, New Jersey
If it feels like a speakeasy, that’s because it probably was one.
Spokane, Washington
A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.
San Bernardino, California
The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.
New York, New York
Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.
Pacifica, California
The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.
Madrid, New Mexico
Home to New Mexico's longest bar, this watering hole also has a mining museum and a haunted history.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Once frequented by heavyweights of the Russian arts scene, this café is stuck in the 1800s.
Sapporo, Japan
The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.
Key Biscayne, Florida
An abandoned water sports stadium that has become a haven for graffiti and decay.
Brest, Belarus
Take Soviet nostalgia to new heights by toasting the first man in space over a full spread of Belarusian and Soviet fare.
Werfen, Austria
The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.
Hallstatt, Austria
An Austrian house of bones filled with hundreds of intricately painted skulls.
Hallstatt, Austria
The world's oldest known salt mine.
Sandwick, Scotland
A remarkably well preserved tower dating all the way back to the Iron Age.
Keoldale, Scotland
The farthest northwesterly point of the British mainland is one of the most remote places in the Scottish Highlands.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
One man spent 10 years building a spectacular section of road because no one else would.
Scotland
A pub that is literally in the middle of nowhere, but continues to do business.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
The last inhabitants of one of the U.K.'s most remote islands were evacuated in 1930.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
This remote Scottish isle is only inhabited by seals, birds, and the memory of a tragic settlement.
Portland, Oregon
World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.
Portland, Oregon
This abandoned boat sits on a nude beach, is shaped like a UFO, and is covered in graffiti.
Portland, Oregon
Is this the most Portland place ever?
Portland, Oregon
These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.