Places phildzielski Wants to Go

A historic pub with traditional Irish cuisine, fine drinks, and a paranormal past.

A plaque and memorabilia collection mark where A&W got its start.

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

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

Martha's Vineyard's most beloved speakeasy sells late-night pastries.

Residents of Berlin take their coffee and cake in one of the city’s most restful spaces: a cemetery.

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

Antiques and recycled art surround this cabin designed to resemble a 19th-century schoolhouse.

Visitors to Salt Springs State Park are encouraged to literally put their two cents in Penny Rock.

This semi-spooky remnant of an abandoned hotel provides fantastic views.

A smaller model of the Da Vinci sculpture that took 500 years to come to life.

Old neon signs from the City of Brotherly Love provide a snapshot of the city’s evolution.

This museum is dedicated to the first coast-to-coast highway.

One of the first commercially successful anthracite-powered iron-making operations in North America.

Beautiful views of the surrounding hills and birds of prey can be found at this sanctuary.

Napa's oldest building is now a Mexican restaurant.

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

Petroglyphs, bird watching, and a 100-year-old Ranch in one location.

A charming, homemade vending machine dispenses burgers and sandwiches at this hole-in-the-wall bakery.

A bronze sculpture of a monkey sits outside this factory, which has made an anise-flavored liqueur for over 150 years.

This snack factory boasts several tributes to its popular line of rice crackers, including a quasi-shrine.