Places michaelleejones Wants to Go

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.

Offal and flawless onion soup are on the menu at this restaurant that once catered to the workers of Les Halles.

Order a boozy baba au rhum at the oldest patisserie in Paris.

Marvel at the opulent Art Nouveau interior while dining on dirt-cheap French classics.

Fully loaded, Tunisian-style sandwiches are on the menu at this unassuming hole-in-the-wall.

Peruse produce from Senegal, Cameroon, and other West African nations at this sprawling market.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

Every Sunday for the last 30 years, this Buddhist temple has hosted a market with food and Thai goods.

Fill your car with gas and your belly with mouthwatering Cuban cuisine at this takeaway inside a Citgo station.

Kitschy nautical-themed bar has offered mermaid shows and underwater ballet since 1956.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

Costa Rican coffee and Venezuelan cuisine, made with painstaking attention to detail.

This historic eatery pays tribute to the building’s earliest roots as a hardware store.

The dining outpost of a Kissimmee Mexican food empire.

Dominican cuisine like your grandma made it—but with teriyaki glazes and hand-rolled cigars.

Dominican sushi rolls, served by “the Ninja” himself.

A hidden yellow shack full of made-to-order Puerto Rican delights.

Where the locals flock for the authentic flavors of Puerto Rico's pinchos.

Where friendly staff pair your cigar with coffee and pan con lechon.

Based in a former haberdashery, Florida’s oldest continually-operating bar has a rich nautical history and lots of local lore.

The only retired U.S. nuclear missile silo that is open to the public.

The final resting place of a 19th-century gold prospector and convicted cannibal.

A memorial dedicated to the victims of the Columbine High School shootings.

This massive home was constructed by one of the greatest conservationists in Colorado history.