Places nejuum Wants to Go

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

The last orange grove of the San Fernando Valley is owned and protected by CSU Northridge.

Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.

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

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

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.

No passport is required to eat around the world at this elegant restaurant.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.

The farthest you can be in the contiguous U.S. from a McDonald's location.

One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

Silverware in the sidewalk outside a grocery store cements this neighborhood’s Italian culinary history.

One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).

This giant ice cream cone is the last remaining icon of a Salt Lake City staple.

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

This mansion turned restaurant was once a pitstop for Al Capone during his travels.

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

The only place for a truly presidential dram.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

Hidden in the Santa Ynez Mountains off Highway 154, this tiny restaurant once served as a stagecoach stop.