Stockholm, Sweden
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Eat a Nobel banquet from any year in the basement of Stockholm's City Hall.
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Stockholm, Sweden
Eat a Nobel banquet from any year in the basement of Stockholm's City Hall.
Tokyo, Japan
Haunted house kitsch meets Japanese folklore at this theme bar where patrons can “die” and have their own mock funeral.
Bologna, Italy
Once known for its horse-powered knife sharpening, this 200-year-old shop offers an array of blades and hard-to-find culinary tools.
New York, New York
Unusual books about food and drink abound in this 19th-century New York townhouse.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.
Blenheim, South Carolina
Discovered by a soldier during the Revolutionary War, these springs helped create an iconic South Carolina ginger ale.
Stockholm, Sweden
Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.
Pensacola, Florida
A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.
Bowness-on-Windermere, England
This 17th-century pub once had a hole in its wall so the neighboring blacksmith could easily access beer.
Sheffield, England
Amidst towering office buildings, a local pub lives inside Sheffield’s oldest surviving domestic building.
Bloomfield, New Jersey
This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.
Michamvi, Tanzania
Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.
Split, Croatia
When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.
Budapest, Hungary
A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.
Detroit, Michigan
One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.
Tuscumbia, Alabama
You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.
Southampton, England
This 700-year-old storehouse was a POW jail, aviation workshop, and Titanic memorial before becoming a brewpub.
Troutdale, Oregon
This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.
Agra, India
This small cafe aims to empower acid attack victims and stop violence against women in India.
Washington, Wisconsin
The oldest continuously-operating tavern in Wisconsin used a clever loophole to serve alcohol during Prohibition.
Kayabwe, Uganda
This small roadside eatery exists in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, as the equator runs right through it.
Lake George, New York
All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.
El Calafate, Argentina
This glacier interpretation center houses the world’s only bar made completely from glacial ice.
Berwick-upon-Tweed, England
One of the few surviving examples of Victorian-era public toilets now houses a small homestay.