An artist weaves "wooden quilts" with scraps salvaged from his Katrina-damaged home in Tremé.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

A local dive where religious kitsch, Southern identity, and queer culture collide.

Learn about the sweet, storied legacy of beekeeping in ancient Greece.

Come for the chanting, stay for the monastical vegan buffet.

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

The names Lúthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.

J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.

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

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

At this snack-shack in the bucolic British countryside, you can still get a slice of socialism with your spot of tea.

Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.

This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the Harry Potter films.

This historic pub is a hidden gem for fans of Lewis Carroll.

Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.

An Oxford museum where visitors can have tea with the Mad Hatter and climb through the wardrobe to a fantasy land.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

One of Europe's oldest libraries.

The beams of the New College, Oxford dining hall come with an amazing story.

A take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict.

This centuries-old pub boasts a collection of more than 4,500 snippets of neckties from around the world.

This mosaic-covered bar is brimming with curated curios.

The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.