A pub that is literally in the middle of nowhere, but continues to do business.

Where the polar bear watches over everything, and every drink is a double.

The wild west is still alive and well at this authentic mining town watering hole.

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

This small-town pizzeria won the Hollywood lottery.

This fast-food outlet is the only space and UFO-themed McDonalds in the world.

This lower Manhattan bar is set up in an old bank vault that rests beneath a skyscraper that hides even more historic splendor.

The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.

This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

This spectacular public market has got meat, fish, vegetables, baked goods, and enough kielbasa for a lifetime.

A "Titanic" superfan changed his name to Jack and set up this strange shrine to the blockbuster, complete with Korean food and Tarot readings.

The oddly shaped, steam-spewing building is now an art studio and gallery.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

The world's spiciest ice cream comes from Glasgow.

This humble hole-in-the-wall is home to an incredible pig ear sandwich and serious civil rights history.

Hidden on a cobblestone street in Glasgow, a Czech Cajovna-inspired teahouse serves as a hangout for Bohemians.

Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.