Places Oubliette Wants to Go

The only pub in the world surrounded by an ancient stone circle.

A ruthless Soviet relocation campaign birthed a new cuisine, and this humble restaurant.

Frozen in Norway, vended in Singapore.

A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.

If it feels like a speakeasy, that’s because it probably was one.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

Sample cuisine inspired by the Great Plains indigenous people who have been gathering at this sacred Canadian Heritage Park for 6,000 years.

On the shores of Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-Kul Lake, a family cooks a feast that tells the sad tale of a people's exile.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.

This store offers tastes of Aboriginal Australia, with some contemporary and global twists.

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

The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.

Take Soviet nostalgia to new heights by toasting the first man in space over a full spread of Belarusian and Soviet fare.

With print dying, this local paper keeps the lights on by doubling as a stunning cafe and cocktail bar.

At this snack-shack in the bucolic British countryside, you can still get a slice of socialism with your spot of tea.

This historic pub is a hidden gem for fans of Lewis Carroll.

Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.

You may recognize this beautiful grove within Kaitoke Regional Park as location of the house of Elrond.

Edoras, capital city of Rohan in Lord of the Rings, once sat atop this isolated New Zealand mountain.

Major tourist destination known for its bubbling mud-pools and hot thermal springs.

Some of the clearest water anywhere in the world.

A glacier pocked with ice caves and surrounded by rainforests.