This tiny river island switches sovereignty every six months as part of a rare, centuries-old agreement.

This old-fashioned carhop restaurant gave the world the waffle cone.

A cement mixer-turned-kaleidoscope in downtown Norfolk offers different views of the city.

For roadside fast food, pull over at the giant orange.

The dramatic upward-curving roof is one of the most iconic examples of Googie architecture that still stands today.

“It's the quality” (but probably also the drive-through donut tunnel) that has attracted diners since 1968.

Drive past the giant fruit sculptures and up to the window for a menu of fruity treats.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

Under a glass sidewalk lie the remains of some of Manhattan's oldest buildings.

This lonely gas station has stood at this location since 1917.

A skeletal collection of former nautical mainstays.

This decommissioned DC-3 now forever points into the oncoming wind.

A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.

A lasting testament to the Klondike Gold Rush.

Installed in an act of one-upsmanship, the annual sundial in this church is also a symbolic victory for the Gregorian calendar.

The best preserved Paleochristian basilica in Rome hides a number of oddities and secrets.

This gallery commissioned by Cardinal Spada is known for its magnificent optical illusion.

A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.

One of the oldest wine cellars in Germany is now a restaurant beneath Bremen's town hall.

The Arctic Archipelago is home to world's largest third order island: an island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island.

Once a 19th-century brasserie, this McDonald's exterior celebrates Alsatian design and the "King of Beer."

More gold than anywhere else, ever.

This 1830s store is believed to be the site of Harriet Tubman's first stand.

Despite being considered a thoroughly American sport, basketball's oldest surviving playing field is found in the basement of a Paris YMCA.