An ice field known for harboring an infamous Martian meteorite turned out to contain the oldest air on Earth.

A museum entirely dedicated to Bergamo’s tradition of puppetry.

The skeletal remains of the famous hominid "Lucy" were found at this spot.

A small and surprising passageway in Saint Petersburg devoted to the Beatles.

Mostly underground in the old days Back in the USSR, today the Beatles beckon to tourists from a wall sculpture out in the open in central Russia.

This serene oasis in an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood holds some of Gandhi's ashes and got Elvis into Eastern Philosophy.

One of the few remaining American elm trees in New York’s Tompkins Square Park was the birthplace of a new religion.

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

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

Try a classic Necco candy bar being resurrected in a small suburban shop.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.

With over 10,000 lights, this engineering marvel lights up the city after dark.

Deliciousness abounds at a Guatemalan restaurant masquerading as a pizzeria.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

One of the oldest Mexican restaurants in the United States air-dries its trademark beef in a dangling outdoor cage.

After surviving abandonment, this powerful Latin American mural is alive again.

Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.

This museum honors the first Spanish land grant in California which is still in the hands of the original owner's family.

Lined with plaques and tributes to veterans, this patriotic street was founded by Mexican immigrants.

An 18th-century Spanish watchtower made entirely of seashell and concrete.

On a small Slovenian island, diners can mix and match a classic cake into dozens of sweet and savory flavor combinations.

This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.