Sculptures, jams, and the wild west collide at this folksy retreat.

An ice cream parlor chain that caters to vegans and pinball fans equally.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

Offering an enjoyable alternative to the standard hellacious post office trip.

A railroad magnate's replica village has become home to a genetic seed bank for rare breeds of livestock.

The headquarters of the prestigious World Food Prize celebrates the heroes in the fight against hunger, has no cafeteria.

Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.

Make your reservation to have coffee with some kitties.

Tacoma’s 25-foot coffee pot music spot has served up over 80 years of concrete kitsch.

At this California chicken ranch, four bucks will get you 18 eggs and a chorus of dancing animatronic poultry.

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

Is this the most Portland place ever?

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

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

A cozy bookstore is tucked within an old gold mine shaft beneath the cafe and ice cream shop.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

Discovered by a soldier during the Revolutionary War, these springs helped create an iconic South Carolina ginger ale.

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.

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.

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