Places toniamonkey Wants to Go

The cheese slicer may be a Norwegian invention, but the biggest ones in the world are found in Sweden.

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

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

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

Some of the freshest vegetables in Seoul are grown in a subway station.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

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

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

Try the alligator at this fondue spot, which has been catering to "lovers and hedonists" since 1967.

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

A giant mascot, a car bomb, and the mafia mingle in the history of a defunct restaurant chain.

"Di amigo y entra" at this Argentinian Middle Earth-inspired pub.

Inside this magical collection, you can buy recipes cooked up by church ladies, motorcycle clubs, and clowns.

This bakery sits on the site of the Black Panther Party's first headquarters.

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

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

This monument claims to display the first pot used to cook a famed Southern stew.

For this chef, an active volcano is his oven.

Take a hike to this remote, scenic tea stop in the Canadian Rockies.

This Michelin-starred restaurant sheds light on a rare period of cultural and culinary tolerance in Cordoba’s past.

Visiting this café is like visiting the Austrian grandma you wish you had.

Across the islands, baked goods, sauces, and much more are for sale 24/7.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

A small strip of artistic displays is tucked away in a flea market.