One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

This aromatherapy shop and mini-museum cofounded by the Sigur Rós frontman documents Icelandic history through scents.

Iceland's tribute to its thankless civil servants.

The site where Poe "in great distress, and ... in need of immediate assistance" likely died.

The trials and tribulations of marking Poe's grave.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

This ruined fort and statue are a testament to the last king of Kaua‘i’s savvy diplomacy skills, which briefly brought Russians to Hawai‘i.

On a remote island in the northern reaches of Lake Michigan, a museum of collectibles collides with a vintage toy store.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

Georgia's first brewery is also one of its oldest surviving buildings.

A peaceful, unique botanical garden complete with waterfalls, mini islands, and swans.

This stretch of highway is said to be haunted by ghosts of settlers whose graves were paved over.

Despite being made of a seashell mortar, the crumbling remains of this historic Florida mill are still standing.

In this small strip mall resides the largest collection of original art from the famed TV artist.

A local road runs around a memorial to a teenager who died in 1860.

This Buddhist temple is home to a number of towering statues spread over a peaceful wooded park.

Interactive modern and vintage submarine equipment, World War II relics, and submarine attire.

Owned by no one but beloved by all, Brownie was a good dog.

This kitschy curio wonderland is full of fake animals, teak tables, and a cacophony of random bric-a-brac.

The ruins of a once-thriving sugarcane plantation that was burned in the Second Seminole War.

A secret, rocky playground hidden amongst the plain white beaches of the Florida coast.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

St. Augustine's record-setting narrow street was designed to protect against pirates.

A tribute to Ponce de Leon's supposed quest for eternal youth.