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quiubosimone

Artist / Writer / Teacher. Will rapidly and alarmingly pull over for cool plants, colourful rocks, cemeteries, and megaliths.

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Homestead, Florida

Fruit and Spice Park

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Rohini Chaki

Added by Rohini Chaki

Portland, Oregon

Ota Tofu

The oldest tofu shop in the United States is a firm favorite with locals.

Rohini Chaki

Added by Rohini Chaki

Bronx, New York

La Morada

Rare moles meet activism at this Oaxacan eatery.

rachelrummel

Added by rachelrummel

Morelia, Mexico

LU Cocina Michoacana

This upscale restaurant specializing in Michoacán cuisine serves sauces tied to important life events.

linkogecko

Added by linkogecko

London, England

Victoria & Albert Museum Dining Rooms

Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.

Rohini Chaki

Added by Rohini Chaki

Guru Sweet Mart

At this sweet shop, the descendants of a royal chef serve up the fudge-like dessert his ancestor invented for a king.

Reina Gattuso

Added by Reina Gattuso

Spokane, Washington

Mary Lou's Milk Bottle

A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.

Sam OBrien

Added by Sam OBrien

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

True Treats

Time travel with sweets across history at this research-based candy store.

lukefater

Added by lukefater

São Miguel, Portugal

Gorreana Tea Plantation

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

lukefater

Added by lukefater

New York, New York

Sakagura

More than 250 sakes are available in an izakaya hidden in the basement of a Midtown office building.

lukefater

Added by lukefater

Phoenix, Arizona

Fry Bread House

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

Reina Gattuso

Added by Reina Gattuso

San Francisco Mazapa, Mexico

La Gruta

Cool down and fill up after visiting Teotihuacán at this bar and restaurant in a deep, underground cave.

lukefater

Added by lukefater

Izakaya Toyo

Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Modern Diner

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

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Queens, New York

St. James Deli

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

lukefater

Added by lukefater

Montreal, Québec

Fletchers Espace Culinaire

The Jewish diaspora shares a menu at this museum café.

lukefater

Added by lukefater

Itanoní

In a quiet residential neighborhood, one restaurant fights to preserve heirloom corn, one tortilla at a time.

Sam OBrien

Added by Sam OBrien

Kansas City, Kansas

Jones Bar-B-Q Vending Machine

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

jdbender

Added by jdbender

Chugwater, Wyoming

Chugwater Soda Fountain

A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.

Added by QueenSerene

Santiago, Chile

La Picá de Clinton

How a lunch counter in Chile became a shrine to the 42nd president of the United States

FrustratedFormerContributor

Added by FrustratedFormerContributor

Harukor

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

Mara Budgen

Added by Mara Budgen

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Berezovsky Mammoth

One of the most well-preserved mammoth specimens in the world.

ahvenas

Added by ahvenas

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Suspended Orange Tree

This full-sized orange tree lives suspended in mid-air above the streets of Jaffa.

Charlotte, North Carolina

Freshlist's Seasonal Produce Clock

A year-long seasonal produce clock highlighting a variety of fruits and vegetables from across the Piedmont region.

Added by jnleadbetter