The site where the poet Matsuo Bashō read one of the first haiku that comprise his famous travelogue.

Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

The medieval legend behind this holy well was one of the inspirations behind "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland."

Order “Proletariat’s Cutlet” at this communist-themed restaurant allegedly once visited by Lenin.

Flip your own pancakes in this old sugar mill within a Florida state park.

Take Soviet nostalgia to new heights by toasting the first man in space over a full spread of Belarusian and Soviet fare.

This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.

The oldest candy store in the world has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.

A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

An antique store houses the last operational diner from the defunct department store chain.

The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.

The entire length of the border is marked by a 20-foot-wide slash through the trees.

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.

Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.

Abstract dinosaur models in London.

This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.