In the bowels of a 19th-century brewery lurks a fine-dining restaurant offering an array of themed feasts.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

You'll need cowboy boots to trek to this old-fashioned saloon nestled in a giant natural cave.

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

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

These small house replicas have stood proudly since the 1950s, even as the property has changed hands.

L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.

These massive concrete balls were used to mine gold in Virginia.

Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

A modern temple with an ancient philosophy.

When it was built in 1929, this historic bridge was the only place to cross the Colorado River for 600 miles.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

The first (but not only) upside-down house in Germany.

A monument to Lenin has been transformed into a statue of everyone's favorite black-helmeted, fool-choking Sith Lord.

This mysterious twin turboprop Grumman G-159 covered in graffiti has spent a decade and a half abandoned.

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

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

A tunnel with windows, so you don't miss out on the impressive views.

Ruins of the elaborate house where the enigmatic costume designer threw glamorous parties for New York's theatrical elite.

A remnant of the Roman army's presence on the coast of Scotland.