A lingering bit of Space Race nostalgia lies in the middle of the desert.
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Places to Eat & Drink
Gila Bend, Arizona
Space Age Lodge and Restaurant
Amiens, France
Jean Trogneux
A dad joke was inevitable when a member of this 19th-century chocolatier family married the president of France.
Paris, France
Debauve & Gallais
Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte were fans of this 200-year-old French chocolatier.
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Chorsu Bazaar
Prowl through this sprawling bazaar under a massive Soviet-era dome for delicious eats.
Food & Drink
Drinks
Tiquira
This violet-hued liquor is Brazil's oldest spirit.
Prepared Foods
Maultaschen
Legend has it that a monk hid meat in these dumplings to fool God.
Drinks
Pont
A town in East France still makes a beloved green-anise liquor born after the ban of absinthe.
Sweets
Lancashire Courting Cake
Before dating apps, young people used this cake to express their feelings.