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Semey, Kazakhstan

Semipalatinsk Polygon

One of the most horrible legacies of the Cold War is a site where the Soviet Union tested nuclear bombs on civilians.
Added by Tawsam
Enbekshikazakh District, Kazakhstan

Issyk Lake

The lovely lake that was naturally dammed, then naturally destroyed, then unnaturally saved.
taotaoholmes Added by taotaoholmes
Almaly, Kazakhstan

Bayzhansay Ghost Town

An abandoned Soviet-era mining town in the mountains of South Kazakhstan.
dwhansen2 Added by dwhansen2
Saty, Kazakhstan

Kaindy Lake

Submerged trees jut ghost-like out of an idyllic turquoise mountain lake.
Added by Tawsam
De Leon Springs, Florida

Old Sugar Mill Pancake House

Flip your own pancakes in this old sugar mill within a Florida state park.
lukefater Added by lukefater
Tucson, Arizona

El Charro Cafe

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.
Sam OBrien Added by Sam OBrien
Casper, Wyoming

Hell's Half Acre, Wyoming

Devilish landscape, once cinema home to giant alien bugs, now derelict roadside attraction.
Added by Facebook644202530
Napa, California

The Cayetano Juárez Adobe

Napa's oldest building is now a Mexican restaurant.
Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
Holbrook, Arizona

Arizona Sake

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.
Added by CoriB89
Portland, Oregon

Bison Coffeehouse

This café is dedicated to serving coffee roasted by Native American-owned companies.
tsanavi Added by tsanavi
Los Angeles, California

The Munch Box

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.
Added by calicoyote
Staten Island, New York

Booze History Museum

Crammed into several rooms of a Staten Island home, this museum is a vodka-soaked paean to the pleasures of drinking.
Reina Gattuso Added by Reina Gattuso
Hancock, New York

Delaware Delicacies Smokehouse

At this small shop off a dirt road in the forest, the specialty is eel the owner caught and smoked himself.
Sam OBrien Added by Sam OBrien
East Palo Alto, California

Chùa Giác Minh

An eatery within a Bay Area Buddhist temple pulls off all your favorite Vietnamese classics without the meat.
lukefater Added by lukefater
Savannah, Georgia

Original Taco Bell Sign

This twisty sign depicts the chain's first logo.
koopaloop Added by koopaloop
New Braunfels, Texas

Naegelin's Bakery

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.
Added by Syntax
Tampa, Florida

Columbia Restaurant

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.
Added by blimpcaptain
San Francisco, California

Fior D' Italia

America's oldest Italian restaurant is a San Francisco institution.
Anne Ewbank Added by Anne Ewbank
Sacramento, California

Vic's Ice Cream Parlor

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.
Added by Jeremy D
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Bow & Arrow Brewing Co.

Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.
Diana Hubbell Added by Diana Hubbell
Lodi, California

The Original Home of A&W Root Beer

A plaque and memorabilia collection mark where A&W got its start.
Added by ttaylor1986
Buckeye, Arizona

Hobo Joe

A giant mascot, a car bomb, and the mafia mingle in the history of a defunct restaurant chain.
WhiskeyBristles Added by WhiskeyBristles
Washington, D.C.

Florida Avenue Grill

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.
Added by blimpcaptain
Oakland, California

It's All Good Bakery

This bakery sits on the site of the Black Panther Party's first headquarters.
Added by kwinb