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If your idea of dining outside the box is eating tacos instead burgers, then it’s time you tried one of these unforgettable American dining experiences. From lunch with an astronaut to snagging a table under San Francisco Bay, these could be some of the most memorable meals you’ll have this year.<\/p>\n

\"Forbes

Forbes Island<\/p><\/div>\n

Floating feast:<\/strong> Why dine near\u00a0San Francisco Bay<\/a>\u00a0when you can dine in<\/em> it?\u00a0Forbes Island<\/a>\u00a0is a man-made floating island with views of\u00a0Alcatraz, the Golden Gate Bridge and sunbathing California sea lions. This one-of-a-kind dining experience lets you enjoy waterside cocktails in the island’s restaurant, then settle in for\u00a0American fare like\u00a0lamb lollipops, wild mushroom risotto and a\u00a0seafood chowder of the day in the… wait for it… underwater dining room.<\/p>\n

\"Lunch

Lunch With an Astronaut | Photo: Courtesy of Kennedy Space Center<\/p><\/div>\n

Out-of-this-world eats:<\/strong>\u00a0It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that\u00a0Lunch with an Astronaut<\/a>\u00a0would be pretty cool. At the\u00a0Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex<\/a> in Florida, you can nosh on a buffet meal\u2014we’re talking salads, hot entrees and desserts, not astronaut ice cream\u2014while a veteran NASA astronaut shares what it’s like to travel to space. After the talk, he or she will answer\u00a0the audience’sburning questions about space travel, including, if you must know, how they use\u00a0the bathroom.<\/p>\n

\"Harvey

These guys are actually in the middle of a spin cycle | Photo: Courtesy of Harvey Washbangers<\/p><\/div>\n

Clothes comfort:<\/strong>\u00a0Anyone who’s ever done laundry in a grimy dorm basement will be jealous of the students at Texas A&M University.\u00a0Just steps away from the campus in\u00a0College Station, Texas<\/a>, is\u00a0Harvey Washbangers<\/a>, a\u00a0Laundromat-slash-pub that offers a full menu so you don’t have to fill up on vending machine garbage. While your clothes are on the spin cycle, order a burger or salad and wash it down with one of the many craft beers on tap. If only every dreaded errand came with good food. (We’re lookin’ at you, DMV.)<\/p>\n

Related: Drink, dance and make merry in Budapest’s artful ruin pubs<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Dining

Dinners in the Dark at Camaje, New York<\/p><\/div>\n

Shot in thedark:<\/strong>\u00a0If you’re unfamiliar with\u00a0Dinners in the Dark<\/a> at Camaje Bistro and Lounge in\u00a0New York City<\/a>, then allow us to shed some light: Diners are blindfolded upon entry, the idea being that without sight, their other senses are heightened during the multi-course meal. The food and wine menu are kept secret until the end of dinner, so the tastes, scents and textures will seem more intense as diners try to deduce what they’ve been served.<\/p>\n

\"Charlie

Charlie Russell Chew Choo dinner train<\/p><\/div>\n

All aboard:\u00a0<\/strong>Charlie Russell Chew Choo<\/a> in\u00a0Lewistown, Montana<\/a>,\u00a0gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “ride the gravy train.” Settle in for a 3 1\/2-hour train ride through Montana’s rolling hills and prairies as you keep your eyes peeled for wildlife, a spectacular sunset\u00a0and the occasional masked bandit. Dinner includes prime rib, dessert and a cash bar.<\/p>\n

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