Places RHF Wants to Go

Fully ignoring any conventions of fine dining, chef Peter Vazquez turns out some of the best meals in the city in takeaway containers.

A mysterious churchyard stone with a peculiar hole was once used to seal market transactions.

The oldest active juke joint in the state sustains a niche school of blues guitar.

One of Western Africa's oldest mosques, this Timbuktu icon has stood for nearly 700 years.

Annual rush for a sacred desert lake's fish stock.

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

Visit a century-old sweet shop serving gold-standard mango sticky rice.

An ancient irrigation system that turned arid deserts into oases.

Pause for an afternoon fika with sublime Scandinavian cakes and pastries.

The courtyard of this palace was the site of the worst slaughter of sitting royals in recorded history.

These mountain hot springs have seen power struggles, doomed romances, and a generalissimo's attempted escape from mutiny.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.

A historic area for shopping and dining in Ketchikan's former red-light district.

Of the many chalices in the running for the Holy Grail, this one in Valencia Cathedral sure looks the part.

The mosaic Star of David at the front of this store hints that it's no ordinary Italian grocer.

Every Friday night, Appalachian string-bands turn this country store and soda fountain into a raucous jamboree.

An authentic recreation of a 19th-century museum for "working class folks."

The original movie set for the home of 'Star Wars' hero Luke Skywalker.

Hidden deep in the Joshua Tree Wilderness, this 1940s miner's cabin built into a gap between two mega-sized boulders.

Chicago’s last original drive-in restaurant is a family-run hot dog joint that started in 1948.

An archive and museum with a mind-boggling collection of Shakespeare-related objects.

This mid-century mural portrays humankind's spiritual and scientific journey.

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.