Tables of secondhand books fill the inner courtyard of this 17th-century stock exchange.

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

This residential door allows San Francisco muggles a glimpse at the wizarding world.

Noble beasts perhaps, but not the Emperor's dogs.

The memorial to the victims of the Jonestown Massacre carries the names of 918 lost, including one name people wish wasn't there.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

Potato-peeling mannequins, Inca art, and a dangling tuber mobile help trace the history of fries at this Belgian museum.

This last stalwart of the now-forgotten feminist restaurant movement has been serving food in an activist atmosphere since 1977.

This diner's a kitschy dreamland for anyone whose heart is stuck in the 1980s.

This Hollywood dive houses a mural painted by the artists who animated its namesake film.