If New Orleans is the birthplace of the "cocktail," why does their own museum of cocktail memorabilia beg to differ?

This bar named after the world's first mixed cocktail was home to one of New Orleans' most notorious politicians.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

In 2010, Nicolas Cage purchased two plots in this cemetery using one to construct this strange pyramid mausoleum.

This symbolic piece of New Orleans architecture is also home to a few ghastly stories.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

A unique post-modern public space in the middle of the Warehouse District in New Orleans.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A snapshot of the city's fascinating voodoo culture.

Savor sheep milk yogurt at the last of Athens' dairy bars.

Luminaries of all stripes have sipped strong Greek coffee at this cafe since 1839.

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis.

The ruins of this ancient fortification wall sit in the middle of a quiet, residential intersection.

The ruins of an ancient mansion sits in front of and underneath a contemporary art gallery.

This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.

Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.

A unique housing complex born from the aftermath of the Greek Civil War.

A historic building houses one of the most important archaeological institutes in Europe.

The ruins of an ancient fortification wall sit in front of and underneath this boutique hotel.

According to legend, this ancient column contains healing properties.

This graffitied 19th-century building was a prototype of European industrial architecture.

One of the greatest collections of coins in the world is housed in the former mansion of an archeological pioneer.