Places meganvbell Wants to Go

Sip whey-based vodka at the first Native-owned distillery opened on a reservation in centuries.

The roof of one of the world’s largest spice markets provides a grand view over the neighborhood's glorious bustle.

Learn to make this village's specialty: volcanic mud tofu.

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

An English brewery transported to North Korea.

Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.

This bakery sits on the site of the Black Panther Party's first headquarters.

Train cars and railroad artifacts abound at this restaurant devoted to railway history.

This California family's ancestral melon is sold only here.

Visiting this café is like visiting the Austrian grandma you wish you had.

Across the islands, baked goods, sauces, and much more are for sale 24/7.

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

Come for the heirloom-corn whiskey, stay for the wood hats.

Austria’s oldest brewery makes beer with flaming-hot granite.

Don't get it twisted: This is the oldest pretzel bakery in the United States.

This bomb shelter-themed bar has barely changed since it opened.

Experience the glam side of air travel without leaving the ground at this speakeasy.

Step into a pastel time capsule where candy is truly dandy.

A 17th-century bezoar, dirt from an infamous site, and other curios decorate this unusual bar.

A peculiar museum that includes many drunken tales, a drunk driving simulator, and much more.

Step past the gas pumps and into a fine French bistro.

Proceeds from this colorful teahouse in a historic Atlanta neighborhood directly fund women’s education in northeast India.