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Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

Named for the 39 tribes that live in Oklahoma, this restaurant's menu deliciously highlights local flavors.

The Quapaw tribe supplies the meat and produce in this Oklahoma casino restaurant.

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.

Chef Lawrence West serves up Indian tacos, wojapi, and other Lakota dishes at the brick-and-mortar incarnation of his popular food truck.

This Haudenosaunee restaurant is a delicious tribute to indigenous cuisine.

The dishes at this restaurant by The Sioux Chef celebrate indigenous heritage.

One of the city's few vendors selling the Sierra Norte's ancestral beverage lies within a hidden farmers market.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.

Run by members of the Tohono O'odham Nation, this community farm nurtures traditional desert cultivars.

What happens when a chef with indigenous roots takes over a hotel-restaurant?

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

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

Sample cuisine inspired by the Great Plains indigenous people who have been gathering at this sacred Canadian Heritage Park for 6,000 years.

Fiery-hot river rocks make soup sizzle at this restaurant showcasing indigenous Chinantec cuisine.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

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

This colorful New Orleans bookstore features rare and used titles, with a specialty in Cajun fare.

This massive metal sculpture in the shape of a folded paper airplane overlooks a Utah mountain.

A small Richmond island dotted with the remnants of hundreds of years of history.

Heron, whitewater rapids, and urban industrialism all add to the beauty of this concrete nature walk.

This 29-ton granite ball spins around at the slightest touch thanks to a scientific phenomenon.