Places Wendy Jones Wants to Go

This cafe offers a curated collection of treats and tipples made by monks and nuns.

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

Haunted house kitsch meets Japanese folklore at this theme bar where patrons can “die” and have their own mock funeral.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.

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

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

These light, hollow rolls have been linked to Acadia National Park since the 1890s.

This cluttered cantina is famed for its cheese-spiked, raisin-flavored liqueur.

Nikola Tesla's former home contains an homage hidden from plain sight.

This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

This bar hosts an ever-evolving napkin art installation devoted to an American president.

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

Drive past the giant fruit sculptures and up to the window for a menu of fruity treats.

A former hospital is now home to a pizza parlor and maybe a few ghosts.

Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.

This 17th-century pub once had a hole in its wall so the neighboring blacksmith could easily access beer.

Hidden within a spa in a Texas strip mall is a restaurant specializing in Eastern European foods.

Barbies stare from the walls, sit on the tables, and even pop out of cakes at this quirky cafe.

Located in an old church, this brewery produces a different kind of holy water.

Amidst towering office buildings, a local pub lives inside Sheffield’s oldest surviving domestic building.

Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.

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

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.