Places phildzielski Wants to Go

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

You haven’t properly toured a winery until you’ve slept in an actual wine barrel.

This 17th-century pub once had a hole in its wall so the neighboring blacksmith could easily access beer.

Drive past the giant fruit sculptures and up to the window for a menu of fruity treats.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

This secluded walking trail is a hidden gem of a Pittsburgh park.

A rock maze opens up to a panoramic viewpoint at an abandoned mine full of ghost stories.

A pyramid commemorates the birthplace of James Buchanan, the 15th president of the United States

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

A museum in Mississippi celebrates the history of Coca-Cola and the man who brought it to the masses.

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

The home of possibly the least-loved U.S. president stands as a sort of unpopular Monticello.

A small museum along the Susquehanna River is home to a rich collection of Native American artifacts.

A soon-to-be-forgotten roadside spectacle loaded with local lore.

It marks the spooky spot where the bodies of two young boys were found in the 19th century.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.

The final resting place of the hundreds of bodies originally buried where Badin Lake sits now.

The final resting place of a controversial man who was instrumental in plucking the banjo from obscurity.

Extraordinary objects lurk in this quintessential regional museum.

Eat a Nobel banquet from any year in the basement of Stockholm's City Hall.

This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.