The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

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

This restaurant's marvelous musical machines include a self-playing violin.

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

A Trabant car, a kangaroo statue, and a plethora of plants take over this abandoned-factory-turned-bar.

When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.

Fast food feels like fine dining at this award-winning modern Georgian building.

The oldest continuously-operating tavern in Wisconsin used a clever loophole to serve alcohol during Prohibition.

Get past the gatekeeper's apartment and enter an elaborate hoax of a restaurant with a Masonic feel.

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

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

Monks in the empyreal Alazani River valley have preserved their 1,000-year-old winemaking tradition.

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

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement has been serving food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.

In the main dining room, a nine-ton boulder caps the fireplace designed by local architect Earl Young.

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

The grandiose interior of this bar speaks to its past as home to famous jewelers and railway offices.

Stepping inside this coffee shop is a journey through time.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

Giant cauldrons overflow with Uzbekistan's favorite rice dish at this cavernous dining hall.

This historic lighthouse has been reincarnated as the perfect picnic place.

Sit where JFK proposed to Jackie or where Nixon dined on meatloaf at this storied pub.

Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.