Places marilynljanes Wants to Go

Admire a Lilliputian replica of the fast food outlet.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

A hidden gem of a saloon in the middle of a ghost town.

This family-owned restaurant celebrates Native American cuisine.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

A tiny slice shop hides down an unmarked hallway in a Las Vegas casino.

Try the alligator at this fondue spot, which has been catering to "lovers and hedonists" since 1967.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

Cool down and fill up after visiting Teotihuacán at this bar and restaurant in a deep, underground cave.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

A cozy cafe tells the remarkable story of how one man started with a little red paperclip and wound up with an entire house.

At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

Two James Beard Award-winning chefs are putting their own spin on Filipino favorites in a food market stall.

Named for the 39 tribes that live in Oklahoma, this restaurant's menu deliciously highlights local flavors.

The largest single-building tribal cultural center in the U.S. is an expansive museum in Oklahoma City.

An abandoned fish-shaped drive-in gets a second life as a restaurant.

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.

The basement bowling alley of this St. Paul dive bar is decorated with thousands of dollar bills.

Southern comfort food is on the menu at this neighborhood favorite.

Chef Serigne Mbaye weaves stories through his carefully composed modern Senegalese tasting menus.