The oldest candy store in the world has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.

This house proudly displays an interactive and continuously changing exhibit of lawn flamingos.

This ancient settlement contains some of the largest earthen mounds in North America.

Children's literature inside, forest all around.

The site of a famous samurai duel.

Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.

The only Buddhist temple in Japan dedicated to breasts.

Nearly four centuries after its founding, remnants of one of the oldest planned communities in North America are still visible in southern Brooklyn.

The striking jade death mask of an ancient Maya king is displayed in a replica tomb in Mexico City.

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

A once-booming Mississippi River town with a history of racial violence is now eerie and mostly abandoned.

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.

A small side chapel in Santa Fe's basilica is home to the oldest statute of the Virgin Mary in North America.

Julia Buccola Petta's body was peculiarly well-preserved when it was exhumed six years after her death.

This overgrown Illinois water park offers a whole new type of adventure.

Museum dedicated to the art of cutting and polishing stones.

Nestled in an unassuming residential area, this "forbidden forest" is rumored to spirit away those who dare to enter.

The “Sistine Chapel” of the Middle Ages merges 11th-century science and religion in wondrous hues.

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."

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

Deceased nuns were placed on stone chairs to decompose, while the surviving nuns prayed near the lifeless bodies.

Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.

Take Soviet nostalgia to new heights by toasting the first man in space over a full spread of Belarusian and Soviet fare.