Places Stephen Hutchinson Wants to Go

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.

An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."

This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

This roadside stand packs 300-plus varieties of tomatoes, from "Maiden's Fire" to "Kaleidoscopic Jewel."

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Hidden on the seventh floor of a historic building, this Cajun spot features wall-to-wall bottles of hot sauce.

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.

Napa's oldest building is now a Mexican restaurant.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

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

When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.

Residents of Berlin take their coffee and cake in one of the city’s most restful spaces: a cemetery.

Martha's Vineyard's most beloved speakeasy sells late-night pastries.

A plaque and memorabilia collection mark where A&W got its start.

A historic pub with traditional Irish cuisine, fine drinks, and a paranormal past.

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.

This location of a Mexican chain restaurant has a unique location: an old jail.

You can get anything you want at the former site of the restaurant immortalized by Arlo Guthrie.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.