Places Ultimoed Wants to Go

Savor the famous tempura-fried pork tenderloin sandwich at this long-standing Kansas City food counter.

This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.

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

There’s a hidden military meme engraved on the World War II Memorial.

A legendary boxing venue and ring featured in Rocky V.

Where America’s first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

A comic book store got the road by its shop officially renamed after Superman's girlfriend.

You have to love a museum with a truly dedicated focus. A focus on Superman, for example.

A tribute to Rhode Island's state bird, a domesticated chicken breed that dominated the 19th-century poultry industry.

This smiling statue memorializes local cartoonist Bob Montana and his legendary creation.

A 19th century library favored by Edgar Allan Poe and H.P. Lovecraft, known by locals as "the Ath."

Final resting place of one of the classic authors of horror literature.

An underwater road considered a possible Atlantis location.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

The world’s oldest and biggest bookstore stocking only mystery, crime fiction, espionage, and thrillers.

Try not to get slimed in Tribeca.

South Philadelphia is home to Keith Haring's only surviving in situ collaborative public mural.

Cryptid lake monster honored with its own monument.

For 20 years, this whale skeleton has been slowly dripping oil on the floor of the museum where it hangs.

Some big-name visitors have patronized this small-town library named for an oil man's daughter.

Founded in 1788, this Rhode Island institution is the oldest operating general store in America.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

A single light illuminates one man's overshadowed contributions to street lamp history.

An unexpected Easter egg lurks in the background of a cherub wall relief at the Breakers mansion.