Places Laura Andersen Wants to Go

A 19th-century Baja cantina that many say is the birthplace of the margarita.

While many places make the claim, the Library of Congress says this restaurant is the birthplace of the hamburger.

Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

Just outside of Nairobi lies a large estate surrounded by endangered Rothschild giraffes, who have been fed from the window by Mick Jagger and Walter Cronkite.

This delightful little museum is dedicated to only one thing: pasta.

A butcher shop in Minneapolis has all the meats and cheeses you’d expect from any of its kind—except that all the products are vegan.

A huge, bustling local market in Panama City.

A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.

A growing popular hipster market with over 100 local specialties and live music.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

The oldest olive tree in Greece has been bearing fruit for at least 2,000 years.

A men’s restroom became a sandwich shop.

This Virginia town has been famous for its fried chicken since the 19th century.

One of the few brewers in the U.S. experimenting with hop-free beers.

The Citrus Variety Collection at UC Riverside contains two trees of each of the 1,000+ varieties of citrus.

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

This ancient rock painting is the oldest evidence of humans’ love affair with honey.

Eulogizing an unknown man's unusual demise.

Seemingly unremarkable items like empty sushi trays, chef hats, and freshness stickers are being preserved so future generations can look back on this beloved cultural import.

The multinational Burger King chain is banned from operating within 20 miles of a family restaurant filed under the same name.

In addition to fine dairy products, the world's most beautiful milk shop also offers a feast for the eyes.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

Underground vaults of a former brewery beneath Brooklyn's Crown Heights are now used to ripen cheese.