Places Oubliette Wants to Go

Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.

The largest whale museum in Europe allows visitors to walk among life-size giants.

Learn about Iceland's hidden folk at this school dedicated to the study of elves.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.

Tucked in an urban forest, this restaurant specializes in homemade, healing rakijas.

What's a diner from the 1939 World's Fair doing in a remote Utah mountain town?

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

A nearly 100-year-old dining car in upstate New York embodies the golden age of roadside dining.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

Take afternoon tea in a 17th-century almshouse.

This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.

The Jewish diaspora shares a menu at this museum café.

Order “Proletariat’s Cutlet” at this communist-themed restaurant allegedly once visited by Lenin.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.

Come for the chanting, stay for the monastical vegan buffet.

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

The Internet Age began with a transmission from this biker bar.

Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”

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

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.