The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

A unique collection of more than 250 rocks and minerals located on a university campus.

This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.

Chevron maintains one “Standard” brand station per state so it doesn’t lose the trademark.

This titanic oil company sign is a reminder of the Americana boom of the 1970s and also its commoditization.

One of the last Art Deco gas station still standing in Dallas.

A gas station has taken the place of the home of the 19th American President.

This Russian bar-restaurant lies within a three-story underground bathhouse.

Chefs from Tibet's Kham region offer steaming meat pies and noodle soups in this nook behind a jewelry store.

This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

Why settle for barbecue chips when you can get actual barbecue?

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Wisconsin's most celebrated export gets the royal treatment on I-94.

Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.

The impeccably spiced roast pork buns at this bakery are worth the wait.

Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.

Dine on old-school red sauce fare at a former mob hang out and film set for The Sopranos.

This beloved cheeseburger-slinging trailer holds Nashville's oldest beer license.

Visit a family-run restaurant that has been serving the epitome of soul food for more than seven decades.

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