This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.

A fascinating little museum dedicated to the thousands of chemical substances concealed in our food.

A stretch of land where the sour-sweet vegetable is cloaked in darkness and grows so fast you can hear it crack, squeak, and pop.

Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.

Because sometimes you need to make a batch of frites even when the stores are all closed.

A Viking-style brewpub named for a Norse sea giant, in the heart of fjord country.

A palatial former bank building now houses what may be the poshest art venue (and former Tesco) in Belfast.

This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.

Walk through a restaurant's refrigerator door to reach this hidden bar.

Haunted house kitsch meets Japanese folklore at this theme bar where patrons can “die” and have their own mock funeral.

Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.

A huge teapot illuminates a home for the elderly.

This medieval cathedral houses stained-glass windows featuring saints and pretzels.

Amidst towering office buildings, a local pub lives inside Sheffield’s oldest surviving domestic building.

One of the few surviving examples of Victorian-era public toilets now houses a small homestay.

This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.

Nestled amid the peaks and lochs of the Scottish Highlands, this inn and pub has played host to outlaws and ghosts.

A 200-year-old tavern challenges guests to finish a glass of wine while hanging from a ceiling beam.

This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.

An old Danish political institution where members of government can grab a drink off the record.

A novel collection of medical curiosities housed in an 18th-century surgeon training academy.

The original home of the Lego has a huge amusement park dedicated to the iconic plastic toy.

A little-known cafe in an old copper bridge tower with 360-degree views of the harbor.

Four alabaster giants contemplate the tides on the shore of Denmark.