An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.

Ninety feet off the valley floor is an ancient dwelling put under protection of the U.S. government by Teddy Roosevelt.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.

In her ancestral home, one chef preserves ancient Filipino recipes and serves up traditional, home-cooked food to history-loving foodies.

Step into Monet's world at this fine-dining restaurant in the middle of a New Jersey sculpture park.

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

This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

This "cursed house" features secret rooms, hidden vaults, and dark escape tunnels.

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

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

It's bad manners to eat and drink on the subways of Tokyo, unless the train is this bar. 

Have a steam and some blini at this cafe in a century-old bathhouse.

A cool dive bar, off the beaten track.

Abandoned figurines adorn a small plot on the side of a craft market's entrance.

An on-site urban farm and fish pond supply some of the produce for this upscale restaurant.

Underneath the bustling city streets, a hydroponic farm grows unique herbs in an urban oasis.

A three-table eatery sits inside the home-kitchen of a seafood virtuoso in Bangkok's Chinatown.

This hill is known for its connection to the occult in Slavic tradition.

Its frescoes depict the likeness of Marshal Tito, Karl Marx, and Friedrich Engels burning in hell.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

The ominously named cave is home to some remarkable ancient art.

A market built atop boats is one of the few floating holiday markets in Europe.