Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

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

The dining hall that nourishes workers in Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone is also open to visitors.

A ruthless Soviet relocation campaign birthed a new cuisine, and this humble restaurant.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

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

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

A butcher shop in Minneapolis has all the meats and cheeses you’d expect from any of its kind—except that all the products are vegan.

Come for the giant taxidermy lion, stay for the knick knacks at this Minneapolis curiosity shop.

This French Canadian classic is a specialty of the oldest continually used church in Minneapolis.

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.

Every last book in this bookstore is signed by the author.

A unique book shop with a collection of rare tomes and a nostalgia museum.

Bootleggers ran booze beneath this building before (and after) Route 66 appeared beside it.

This zombie-themed restaurant stands out in the heart of corn country.

One of just a few cities in the world to base their center of government on an island. Others: Paris and Osaka.

An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.

One of the last socialist halls still standing in the United States.

This giant meditative chakra sits peacefully in the Flathead Valley of western Montana.

Natural rock water slides hidden in the remote forests of northern Idaho.

Modernist design and funerary customs meet Spartan traditions in this one-of-a-kind graveyard.

Like Mardi Gras, only everyone's a pirate.

A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.

This Scottish graveyard is the final resting place of the man who inspired the character Ebenezer Scrooge.