The remains of a magnificent medieval fortress that was the capital of a vast empire.

This restaurant offers a side of antiques, curios, and a bathroom chock full of owls.

The United States Capitol's former columns still stand.

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Flip your own pancakes in this old sugar mill within a Florida state park.

On the Oregon coast there is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia.

A nearly 100-year-old dining car in upstate New York embodies the golden age of roadside dining.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

An abandoned tank sits in an empty London lot as a symbolic middle finger to local city planners.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

This abandoned bridge to nowhere stands secluded in the woods of a Cleveland suburb.

The storied steakhouse is the last in a long line of Lebanese-owned supper clubs in Tulsa.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

What's a diner from the 1939 World's Fair doing in a remote Utah mountain town?

Just your average Marie Antoinette–themed speakeasy in an abandoned 19th-century subway tunnel.

Many of the murals covering this sleepy Florida town hide some sort of intentional error.

Transport yourself to the 1980s era of video games at this themed restaurant and bar.

“Live hard, ride fast, eat pizza” at this joint filled with Evel Knievel memorabilia.

This bar is filled with Star Wars merchandise from around the world, all of it unlicensed knockoffs.

An 18th-century Catholic church converted into an eccentric temple of music and bacchanalia.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

Camels and crocodiles share the black waters of this stunning Saharan oasis.