After the musical legend's death, his memorial was mysteriously graffitied in gold.

This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.

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

A legal loophole makes it possible to get away with murder within this 50-square-mile section of Yellowstone.

This oversize piece of novelty cookware once cooked the largest pancake in the world.

The cheese slicer may be a Norwegian invention, but the biggest ones in the world are found in Sweden.

The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.

A late-night restaurant empire was launched from this humble storefront.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.

Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.

A medieval military street hidden beneath a charming French fishing village.

Sleep in the hay, spin the wheel and eat grain pellets to your heart's delight.

Thomas Jefferson's estate is home to hundreds of varieties of historic fruits and vegetables.

This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.

A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

This delightful little museum is dedicated to only one thing: pasta.

The engineering wonder and pleasure dome of a much-maligned emperor still holds undiscovered secrets.

This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.

A modern sliver of architecture in Roma.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

This historic electric train has operated with regularity since the early 1900s.

What many consider the original prime meridian and westernmost point of the old world.