A warning against "the demon drink" adorns the northwest entrance of Glasgow Green.

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

On a small Slovenian island, diners can mix and match a classic cake into dozens of sweet and savory flavor combinations.

This family-owned bakery is one of the last places in Brooklyn to sell the Nation of Islam–inspired bean pie.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

One of London's lost rivers runs through a pipe over the tracks of this subway station.

This sculptural representation of an Andersen fairy tale had to be pushed away for being too grim.

A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.

A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.

A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.

The author of Frankenstein is buried here, along with her parents and the heart of her husband, the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Despite their macabre past, these hooks are said to bring good luck to those who touch them.

Tiny silver and copper fish set inside blue-green lights are like windows to the underwater world.

Copenhagen's "other" little mermaid marks the historic location of past sea maid sightings.

It may be a historic 17th-century coaching inn, but the George Inn still functions like a modern pub.

The eerie remains of one of Ireland's oldest castles, said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who brings ill fate.

These remnants of Old London Bridge possess unique acoustics that allow for whispered conversations to carry from one side to the other.

The location Geoffrey Chaucer and tale-telling pilgrims set off for Canterbury in April 1386.

The scorched Lisbon church that survived two earthquakes and a massive fire.

A collection of windows created by two of the foremost leaders in the British Arts and Crafts Movement.

Some 80,000 Delft Blue tiles line the inside of this Amsterdam walkway.

A set of seven houses, each built in a style that represents a European country.

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

One of Scandinavia's largest mosaics pays tribute to Danish art and science luminaries.