Lund, Sweden
Intighet (Nothingness)
The indecision over what to place in this square was immortalized with a plaque.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Lund, Sweden
The indecision over what to place in this square was immortalized with a plaque.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A British plaque explains that a house was built using the spoils of the first international golf bet.
Washington, D.C.
A small token of gratitude from freezing cold journalists who were given a warm haven while covering JFK's inauguration.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Whimsical cookie-themed plaques mark the birthplace of the Fig Newton.
Port Huron, Michigan
Located in a Civil War era building, this café is engrained with the spirit of Edgar Allen Poe.
Portland, Oregon
Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.
Santos, Brazil
This majestic building, where Brazil's coffee brokers once bought and sold beans, now houses a coffee museum.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Famed for its pie, this eatery has a hidden tunnel that allowed Catholics to secretly walk to church during the Reformation.
Cartagena, Colombia
A cozy bookstore and coffee shop in the heart of Cartagena's Old City.
Boston, Massachusetts
Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.
Sirkka, Finland
In the Hugging Tree Forest, lingonberry marshmallows, hot chocolates, and the best campfire lattes north of the Arctic Circle come to you.
Binasco, Italy
Get buzzed beholding one of the world's largest coffee-machine collections, then step into the café for a specially brewed cup.
La Palma, Spain
The largest salt farm in the Canary Islands is located at the foot of an active volcano.
Tecopa, California
This secluded date farm can be reached only by following a bumpy, single-lane desert road.
São Miguel, Portugal
Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
This restaurant offers a side of antiques, curios, and a bathroom chock full of owls.
Brooklyn, New York
Every dish is blessed in this basement eatery beneath a Hare Krishna temple.
Queens, New York
This enormous Hindu temple in Queens serves incredible dosas in its basement canteen.
Zurich, Switzerland
Featuring a meatless buffet fit for kings, this family-owned Zurich eatery is considered the oldest vegetarian restaurant in the West.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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.
Maidstone, England
This oak sculpture at the edge of a small woodland is nine feet tall and shrouded in mystery.
Òrrius, Spain
A Spanish forest is filled with mysterious stone carvings.
Noisy-sur-École, France
An unusual sand beach in the middle of a forest.
Coleford, England
On this wooded path, a stained-glass window creates a spellbinding forest cathedral.