Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.

Behind a grungy bodega facade, a Poblano family serves rich, home-cooked meals.

The oldest pastificio in Queens offers visitors fresh noodles and a peek inside the macaroni-making magic.

Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.

The best place in New York to pick up the controversial, notoriously foul-smelling Asian "king of fruits."

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

A Frankenstein blend of science and art allows one tree to produce 40 different types of stone fruit.

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

A sweet tribute to Georgia's official state vegetable, which even has its own mascot: "Yumion."

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

This Virginia town has been famous for its fried chicken since the 19th century.

Priceless space junk on display in front of a local Dairy Queen.

A larger-than-life statue of America's favorite sundae marks the place it was invented.

This roadside stand packs 300-plus varieties of tomatoes, from "Maiden's Fire" to "Kaleidoscopic Jewel."

Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.

This natural wonderland is a unique chance to explore a Carolina bay, a mysterious geological formation of unknown origin.

Oldest unrestored plantation house in America that is open to the public.

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

America's first public mental health facility.

A former mental hospital founded in the 1930s by a eugenicist who advocated for the forced sterilization of patients.

The Home and murder site of the witch of Rehmeyers Hollow.