Places RStephens Wants to Go

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

Before it was buried by volcanic ash, this fast-food restaurant fed the hungry hordes of ancient Rome.

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

This California family's ancestral melon is sold only here.

Dine like an American revolutionary at Colonial Williamsburg.

The last occupied troglodyte dwellings in England weren't abandoned until the 1960s.

It's believed Matilda Fitzwalter's life was the basis for the famed literary figure.

One of the best-preserved modern fortresses was part of a pivotal moment in the Italian Risorgimento.

The home of the artist credited with introducing the tomato to the American diet.

A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.

Mysterious stone tower featured in many alternative histories of the New World.

The residents at this Yellowstone wildlife park will certify your cooler as "bear-proof."

The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

An architectural statement of artistic intent smack in the middle of Providence, Rhode Island's Colonial uniformity.

Rumors of the occult haunt this upscale 1920s hotel.

This Rhode Island mansion was a stand-in for the exteriors of Collinwood in the original "Dark Shadows" series.

This 3,500 pound obelisk was constructed with more than 1,000 reclaimed guns.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

Senators used to relax in the nearly forgotten marble tubs now hidden in the U.S. Capitol Building's basement.

Light bulbs, scrap wood, and tinfoil comprise this homemade throne of the gods.

Where you can photograph wild black bears without worrying about becoming dinner.

Elaborate drama imparts an appreciation for 19th century hardships.

Inside this curiosity shop, visitors can peruse the clown collection or purchase a molar from the mouth of Bigfoot.