The whole of Maine's history with the salty little fish is packed into this tiny coastal museum.

Decor at “Nevada’s Oldest Thirst Parlor” includes Raquel Welch's brassiere hanging from a stuffed moose head.

For more than two centuries, this family-run establishment has been serving up some of Ireland's best oysters.

Founded by a Basque immigrant, Mexico City's oldest bakery has a history dating back to 1870.

Legend has it that centuries ago, a ghost once frequented this candy shop to feed her still-living baby.

East Nashville's oldest dive bar will bring you back to life with animal-style bar fare.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.

A nearly 100-year-old dining car in upstate New York embodies the golden age of roadside dining.

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.

Where serial killer Aileen Wuornos drank her last beer.

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.

Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.

The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.

With 3,000 bikes on display, the world's largest bicycle museum includes some famous rarities.

At this monastery, monks make raw-milk cheese and use excess whey to create methane that powers their hot-water system.

This unassuming cheese empire in rural Oregon churns out more than 150,000 pounds of cheese each day.

A 32-acre fun park dedicated to all things cheese.

The first outlet of Canada's biggest fast-food franchise has been slinging doughnuts since 1964.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

This pebble beach is so beautiful that taking its rocks is against the law.

An imperial art museum offers edible versions of its most treasured displays in an on-site fine-dining restaurant.

The largest wildlife crossing in Utah allows local fauna to safely traverse the six-lane Interstate 80 at Parleys Canyon.

The red crab exhibits one of the most spectacular migrations on earth, despite manmade obstacles.