Pete’s Tavern (New York, New York)
Pete’s Tavern in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of Manhattan, is a historic pub and local literary attraction. Thanks in part to a somewhat strange relationship with writer O. Henry, the bar now called Pete’s has …
Food and Beverage
The Original Starbucks Coffee (Seattle, Washington)
The first Starbucks Coffee shop in the Pike Place Market of Seattle, Washington is the most famous of the coffee chains locations but it’s not actually the first. While it is most commonly called the …
Billy Burger (Wilbur, Washington)
Serving up burgers, fries, and hotdogs since 1955, Billy Burger is the place to eat if you happen to be in Lincoln County, Washington. Built by Willis (Bill) Orson Bell and his wife Alice in 1955 …
Café Du Monde (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Café Du Monde is a New Orleans institution that has been serving sugary biegniets and chickory coffee for more than a hundred years. The Original Café Du Monde Coffee Stand was established in 1862 in the …
Voodoo Doughnut (Portland, Oregon)
Tres Shannon and Kenneth “Cat Daddy” Pogson, the owners of Voodoo Doughnut started their doughnut journey in the small Los Angeles suburb of Pico Rivera, California. Upon their return to Portland, the two started building …
The Temple Bar (Dublin, Ireland)
Temple Bar often refers to the region and not to the pub which is known as “The Temple Bar”. For the sake of being thorough we have included a little information about both. But let’s …
Fraunces Tavern (Manhattan, New York)
Located in downtown Manhattan and just a few blocks from Wall Street, Fraunces Tavern was first opened in 1762. Fraunces is one of the Ten Oldest Restaurants in the United States, the oldest operating tavern …
The Market Square of Bruges | The Markt (Bruges, Belgium)
The Markt (Market Square) of Bruges, the largest city and capital of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium, is located right in the heart of the city and covers an area of just about 1 hectare (2.5 acres). Since the twelfth century …
The Bloomsbury Tavern (London, England)
The Holborn district in the West End of central London has a rich history due largely to its rise as a main thoroughfare in the time of Henry V. With London’s West End Theater District …
The Big Chicken (Marietta, Georgia)
Kentucky Fried Chicken is not generally known for their unique restaurant design, but in Marietta, Georgia The Big Chicken is definitely unique. Built in 1963, as Johnny Reb’s Chick, Chuck and Shake, the 56 foot …