Places Added by Sam O'Brien

Yorktown’s grandest colonial home still wears the scars of the siege that helped end the American Revolution.

Some museums preserve beautiful things; this museum preserves hard work.

This park offers one of the easiest ways to paddle into a Chesapeake landscape that has looked much the same for centuries.

Each tide uncovers a shoreline where Virginia’s prehistoric past washes up.

Amid miles of wooded trails lies the story of one of America’s earliest free Black communities.

A centuries-old Virginia mill pond is also an outdoor classroom where history is told through recipes.

Step into a converted schoolhouse packed with radios, ham gear, and a century of broadcasting history.

A family-run store in an 1892 pharmacy still slings old-fashioned sodas.

At this historic Huntington diner, a century of stories hovers over every booth.

Under some of the darkest skies east of the Mississippi, this park invites you to look up into the Milky Way.

This technicolor classic diner is known for its nine-pound banana splits and retro flair.

This restaurant is devoted to celebrating Appalachia's cuisine.

Step past the gas pumps and into a fine French bistro.

A mother’s sweet tradition lives on with this unique memorial.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

In the city of Potosí, a steamy soup bubbles from the heat of volcanic rocks.

The mellow-buzz brew that once fueled Native Americans is making a comeback.

A family recipe is just one of several touches that make this Hebrew headstone special.

Named for the 39 tribes that live in Oklahoma, this restaurant's menu deliciously highlights local flavors.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

By night, this auto repair shop turns into a taquería serving up some of the city's finest al pastor tacos.

At this small shop off a dirt road in the forest, the specialty is eel the owner caught and smoked himself.

An allegedly cursed tree represents a town's reckoning with a racist past.

Fiery-hot river rocks make soup sizzle at this restaurant showcasing indigenous Chinantec cuisine.