This kitschy tavern is also home to rare early editions of "Treasure Island."

More than a century after her death, Little Gracie Watson remains one of Savannah's most often-visited residents.

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.

A vast necropolis where you'll find the elaborate mausoleums of Argentinian tango stars.

Where school buses go to die and be reborn as whimsical works of art.

Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

A museum dedicated to the legacy of Bob Moog and his pioneering synthesizers.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

This steep cable railway has been hoisting passengers in the heart of Québec City for over a century.

A rare example of a medieval house in Rome adorned with a melancholic inscription.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

A little-known mural reveals the hydrological reason for Atlanta's founding in this location.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

The site of Paul Revere's historic two lantern warning.

This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.

This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

An interesting decoration on this historic site, this weathervane comes with as many legends as it does questions.

A former waterfront market is now in the center of town due to some interesting Boston engineering.

The world-record holder for the longest bridge stretching continuously over water.

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.