Places toniamonkey Wants to Go

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

Take afternoon tea in a 17th-century almshouse.

The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.

The Jewish diaspora shares a menu at this museum café.

In this beloved beach town, a secret seafood haven lies tucked behind a car wash.

The world's first indigenous rooftop farm boasts 2,000 plants from more than 35 different native Australian species.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here, cows that make vodka are treated like celebrities.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This crucial gathering spot along the "hippie trail" still displays old notes between traveling beatniks and backpackers.