In this beloved beach town, a secret seafood haven lies tucked behind a car wash.

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

This nonsensical smiling boat shuttles passengers between two places they could've easily walked between.

Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns distribute their signature sweets on a revolving tray.

A brilliant turquoise lake in the mountains.

This Soviet-era athletic and recreation facility is the highest ice skating rink in the world.

A French valley with forests so lush it was nicknamed "the Small Amazonia of the Pyrenees."

A breathtaking array of ancient Pueblo structures and artifacts counterintuitively preserved by neglect.

One of Chicago's last seafood smokehouses perfects a dying breed of fishcraft.

This historic park site contains the last remnants of a once bustling canal system.

The wreckage of a World War II bomber is hidden high in the Colorado wilderness.

The start of the group that straightened the teeth of a nation.

At a Bangkok bistro, one pot of beef stew has been cooking non-stop for more than 45 years.

A free, public museum dedicated to the fascinating science of sight.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

The geoglyph once sported a glass bottle eye.

66,000 pieces of art, donated by one of the world's richest men.

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.

Derelict buildings are all that remain of a complex at the site of one of the worst mining disasters in Montana history.

Devilish landscape, once cinema home to giant alien bugs, now derelict roadside attraction.

The remote outlaw hideout of Jesse James, Butch Cassidy, and the Sundance Kid.

A historic blockhouse and trading post give a glimpse into the early colonial history of South Carolina.

The Cadillac Ranch for monster truck aficionados.

By night, this auto repair shop turns into a taquería serving up some of the city's finest al pastor tacos.