Places Edited by Sam O'Brien

A historic shipbuilding town is home to a sail-through fish-and-chips shop.

Get three sheets to the wind at this desert winery with a nautical theme.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

An eatery within the Minneapolis American Indian Center writes colonial ingredients out of the story of Native American cuisine.

Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.

The set location for a 1987 cult classic draws international film buffs to the middle of the Mojave Desert.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

Housed in an old British jail, this spot serves up Georgian, Russian, and Ukrainian specialities with a side of Turkish history.

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.

Located off a bustling strip, a silent teahouse employs workers with hearing- or speech-related disabilities.

A 200-year-old bar is all that remains of one Mississippi River town's rough-and-tumble past.

Here, cows that make vodka are treated like celebrities.

At this monastery, monks make raw-milk cheese and use excess whey to create methane that powers their hot-water system.

Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.

This restaurant offers a side of antiques, curios, and a bathroom chock full of owls.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.

This historic pub is a hidden gem for fans of Lewis Carroll.

According to this bar, God gave an “11th commandment” to Antwerp: Thou shalt drink beer.

This frog-themed restaurant was frequented by Picasso, Saint-Exupéry, and more.

Come for the Italian food, stay for the taxidermy and giant statues.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

At this snack-shack in the bucolic British countryside, you can still get a slice of socialism with your spot of tea.