One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.

A quiet Sicilian village is home to a cafe that had an important role in "The Godfather."

This entire town moved to a safe location after it was devastated by an earthquake, but the remains of the original town are still around.

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

Templar knights fleeing persecution are said to have left this sword in stone as a landmark in 1307.

This mosaic-lined medieval church was built by the world's first admiral and still holds mass in ancient Greek.

Why a column on the entrance is inscribed with a verse from the Quran is one of Sicily's many mysteries.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.

Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.

The Jewish diaspora shares a menu at this museum café.

This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.

Edgar Allan Poe's old dorm is now a shrine to the author's legacy.

Disney's abandoned animal island is now an overgrown ruin that was almost the coolest attraction ever.

Last residence of H.P. Lovecraft featured in his story "The Haunter of the Dark."

This extraordinary Depression-era expenditure was modeled after a postcard of a Mediterranean hotel.

This splendid Versailles-inspired mansion has the largest French-style formal gardens in North America.

This alley-cum-fan gallery in the ex-Nirvana drummer's hometown holds the world's largest drumsticks.

Erected in 1697 this Philadelphia bridge is the oldest surviving roadway bridge and perhaps the oldest stone bridge in the United States.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

Tour the dark and beloved poet's former cobwebbed basement, which may have inspired "The Black Cat."

A layered tribute to the work of mosaicist Isaiah Zagar.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.