Places Sumater Wants to Go

Ask nicely, and stewards of a centuries-old charitable tradition will give you free bread and beer.

This sweet Southern elixir comes from what may be the oldest grape vine in North America.

A memorial sculpture to heath hens stands on the spot where the last heath hen, Booming Ben, was last seen.

A nearly 100-year-old dining car in upstate New York embodies the golden age of roadside dining.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.

This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.

An abandoned tank sits in an empty London lot as a symbolic middle finger to local city planners.

The medieval castle built as headquarters for the Pope's secretive Knights Templar.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

This old-fashioned candy shop, ice cream parlor, and diner served as the setting for one of TV's most controversial series finales.

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

The world’s first hotel to be run by robots.

This fairytale medieval church in Poland originally spent centuries in Norway.

These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.

A 24-hour vending machine restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies.

An easy to overlook storefront hides some of the most authentic and regionally diverse Chinese food in New York.

This giant urban staircase was built to keep the city's brave fighting men from getting waylaid in the red light district.

The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.

Towering high above the neighborhood of La Candelaria, the church is easily recognizable by its distinctive red-and-white striped facade.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

The historic home of the pivotal political activist who led the Métis people in rebellion against the Canadian government.

What began as an illegal art installation has become a symbol for unity, ocean awareness, and coastline preservation.