This recipe is set in stone.

At a Bangkok bistro, one pot of beef stew has been cooking non-stop for more than 45 years.

Suspended above the ground in a thicket of towering Georgia trees is a modern architectural wonder.

This hidden stone has absorbed decades of human anxiety.

It's a mystery how these curious columns wound up in an Edinburgh suburb.

The tower in this 1,000-year-old mud-brick village seems to vibrate for no apparent reason.

These picturesque structures speckle the hill above the monastery.

Long before air conditioning, Persian architects found an ingenious way to cool off.

Putrefaction plateaus in Iran, where the dead were sent for decontamination before going to their final resting place.

This bright yellow building is packed with sweet treats from all around the world, from chocolate-covered crickets to whoopie pies.

This riverside restaurant has been serving customers since 1146.

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

For more than 50 years, an iconic sign has greeted visiting “fudgies” to the Traverse City area.

Ever needed a chocolate-filled crepe in the wee hours of the morning?

This enormous banquet-themed artwork honors over 1,000 notable women throughout history.

The bizarre story of the mysterious death and hidden treasure of one of Sanibel Island's early homesteaders.

The world's shortest funicular ferries beachgoers a whopping 128 feet from clifftop to shore.

Locals place their offerings on this nightmarish gnarled tree so the witches won't summon another storm.

Hundreds of people walk past this palm tree every day without spotting its secret.

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

The ruins of an ancient pyramid built by the mysterious Chupícuaro civilization.

In Phetchaburi, Thailand, a roadside vendor cooks his fare with 1,000 mirrors and the power of the sun.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.