Destination: Fish Market
Location: 7611 Old Branch Ave., Clinton, Md. 20735
Phone: (301) 599-7900
fishmarketva.com
Destination Guide Perspective: Like most people, we were drawn to the Fish Market by the seafood served at its Old Town Alexandria location and the 32-ounce schooners of beer flowing from its Anchor Bar. What we didn’t expect was Pop’s Ice Cream, an old-fashioned ice cream parlor serving decadent, homemade ice creams and sweets. Might we suggest Fudge Tracks with Reese’s?
Destination: Mattarello Bakery Café
Location: 1450 Washington Ave., Miami Beach, Fl. 33139
Phone: (305) 532-8010
Destination Guide Perspective: What Mattarello Bakery Café lacks in size, the Miami Beach bakery and sandwich shop makes up in authenticity and flavor. Owned by a couple of fun-loving Italian exports, Mattarello is well known for its focaccia and bomboloni, or Italian doughnuts. Even amid the myriad sights, sounds and flavors of South Beach, Mattarello is a must-see and must-taste.
Destination: New Balance Tour
Destination Guide Perspective: New Balance's Massachusetts.-based sports research lab may be closed to the public, but The Destination Guide takes you inside a 3,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility that's home to a 120-foot glass runway used to photograph the foot's impact as it hits the ground and a "smash lab" filled with biomechanics equipment.