Few visitors know about The Cloisters, a branch of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the very northernmost tip of Manhattan. A trip here (via city bus) is a journey back to the Middle Ages through the wooded greenery of Fort Tyron Park. …

Founded in 1880, the bar once drew longshoreman from the nearby docks but became a magnet for writers like Norman Mailer, James Baldwin and Jack Kerouac in the ’50s. Imbued with the literary ghosts of hard-drinking writers past, White Horse Tavern is classy …

Make no bones about it, this store is a must stop for any visitor to Manhattan, regardless of how you feel about bones. Maxilla & Mandible is packed to the rafters with snake skeletons and shark jaws, amber fossils, trilobites and perfectly preserved …

Bostonians who seek out the green, Sophia’s café has what you’re looking for. Organic is the order of the day, with words like free range, all natural, and hormone free dot the menu. You don’t have to be an eco-freak to appreciate the …

Hanging plants and tons of flowers give this restaurant an intimate greenhouse feel. Rose Tattoo Cafe has two floors, a full bar and is one of the most talked about taverns on the dining scene. The cuisine is New-American at its best. The …

Time to get naked – Naked Chocolate that is! Philadelphia’s latest and greatest dessert boutique is so good, it’s making national headlines. Satisfy your sweet tooth with a glass of frozen hot chocolate, molten chocolate muffins, and all sorts of creamy cocoa confectionaries. …

Singer Gloria Estefan and her record producer husband Emilio started the Bongos restaurants to showcase their Cuban heritage. The one in downtown Miami can be spotted from miles away because of the giant pineapple, which rises from the roof.Restaurant by day, and disco …

This is about as close to Tel Aviv as Miami gets. It’s a kosher vegetarian Israeli dairy restaurant-pizzeria-juice-and-coffee bar, and all the boisterous ambiance you can get! It’s mostly dairy fare with names that are unfamiliar in the rest of the city–”fluts,” …

Just outside the glam central branch of the city’s public library, this is one of downtown’s most gorgeous dining spots. For a fab view we suggest the patio where you can savor your foie gras with spiced rhubarb.

The name is misleading: This ‘café’ is nothing less than a first class restaurant in a unique romantic setting. Diners have a hard time choosing from as many as four classically decorated interior rooms as well as three wonderfully arranged outdoor areas. Our …