The site of London's first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.

Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.

A very classy 1920s-era bar right in Grand Central Station.

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

This historic address is home to the beloved ball and is an almost totally empty building among the most expensive real estate in the world.

The 28-foot granite map plots the locations of 40 theaters in New York City.

A pedestrian island in the middle of world-famous Times Square emits a strange (and purposeful) humming noise.

One of the oldest used bookstores in the U.S. has been selling antiquarian treasures since 1825.

The "Seinfeld" diner.

A celebration of capitalism in Midtown.

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.

The name of this famed hospital was once a byword for the horrors of medical and psychiatric care.

A three-story copper skybridge connects two Manhattan buildings with Art Deco luxury.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

High atop the Eiffel Tower is a small apartment built exclusively to entertain the science elite and make the rest of Paris jealous.

This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.