If you’re tired of the same old restaurant experiences, why not try a restaurant on your next vacation that offers a completely new type of dining experience? One option for a new sort of dining experience is in Los Angeles, California. There, the restaurant Opaque offers a 3-course gourmet meal in a pitch-dark room, where you’re served by blind or visually-impaired waiters. This “Dining in the Dark” might leave you with a whole new appreciation for all of your senses.

If you’re bored with chef cooking tableside, try Ninja in New York. There, in a setting designed to resemble a samurai’s castle, ninjas meander among the tables performing various tricks and ninja feats. Feeling adventurous? The Linger Lodge in Bradenton, Florida, offers dishes like snake, sparrow, and “Road Toad a la Mode” alongside more traditional Southern favorites like catfish and fried chicken.

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