Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

A perfectly circular lake is formed by the crater of an ancient underwater volcano.

This gold mine–turned–swimming hole is the perfect summer picnic spot, immersed in nature and history.

Historic cuisine meets fine dining in a hotel-restaurant overlooking Hyde Park.

A railway bridge leading nowhere stands lonely in the middle of a meadow.

A simple tribute to the microscopic arachnid that gives its juices and its life to help make a speciality German cheese.

This black shoreline is made up of exploded lava particles.

According to the locals, the sands of this secluded Norway beach are infused with gemstone particles.

Crushed coral and crystals give the sand its signature coloration.

An otherworldly, fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves, cairns, and other remains.

A rooftop restaurant hides in plain sight atop Vienna's Palace of Justice.

When waves crash onto this section of beach, the rocks sing a song.

The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.

One of Philadelphia's largest murals resides hidden under this bridge.

Much of what constituted mid-century Liverpool now litters a beach outside of town.

A museum dedicated to the strange and extravagant costumes and memorabilia of the mummers, a tradition older than Philadelphia itself.

South Philadelphia is home to Keith Haring's only surviving in situ collaborative public mural.

Those belting out show tunes might not realize this piano bar marks the site where Thomas Paine died in 1809.

The ruined abbey includes a rare surviving example of a monastic latrine.

This gas station offers wine tastings and craft beer.

Atop the former site of a historic bakery sit two stone tributes to Verona's contribution to traditional Italian baking.

This restaurant offers a side of antiques, curios, and a bathroom chock full of owls.

Located off a bustling strip, a silent teahouse employs workers with hearing- or speech-related disabilities.