Places tvgal2000 Wants to Go

The oldest continuously operating fish market in the United States.

This Old West eatery along America's Loneliest Road was originally a stop on the Pony Express.

The bartenders at this crime-fighting theme cafe are actual private detectives by day.

The 40-year-old machine serves soda quicker than you can catch it for a mere 75 cents a pop.

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.

Enjoy a slice while browsing the world's largest collection of pizza memorabilia.

Walk through a restaurant's refrigerator door to reach this hidden bar.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

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

This old-fashioned roadhouse's quirky neon sign is as famous as its enormous dumplings.

All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

Built in the 1970s, this curious modular home found new life as a sundae-shaped ice cream stand.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

A railway station takeout shop sells boxed meals in containers shaped like trains and snowmen that hold the country’s abundant regional delicacies.

This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.

This diner's a kitschy dreamland for anyone whose heart is stuck in the 1980s.

Easily overlooked in favor of the wineries that dot the region, this blast from the past is equally worth the visit.

Along a rail-biking route, giant insects house a two-story restaurant.