This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.

A historic London pub with prison cells in the cellar and a "spy room" on the second floor.

The East Village tenement from the cover of Led Zeppelin’s 1975 album has a tea shop on the ground floor.

Manhattan's lighthouse, erected at the insistence of the unsinkable Molly Brown.

The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.

This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.

A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.

A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.

The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.

The world's first underground farm is in a World War II bomb shelter beneath the streets of London.

A student driver's nightmare.

Originally a brothel during the Klondike Gold Rush, this bar once used dolls to denote when ladies were working.

An old vending machine serves up unpredictable beverages from its seemingly magical insides.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

From a neon Rapunzel to a bike traffic meter to a street fair color scheme, the most opened drawbridge in the US is a veritable art gallery.

Spanning an elevation of 160 feet and containing 388 steps, this is Seattle's longest staircase.

Residents of Fremont in Seattle have considered it the center of the universe since the 1970s.

This painted blacktop brings the classic arcade game to life.

This popular bar has been blurring the line between normal and edgy for more than 75 years.

The oldest active mini golf course in the U.S. has an elegant Art Deco style filled with lush tropical plants.

These boots are made for selfies.

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

The subterranean "lake" below the Paris opera house inspired the Phantom of the Opera's lair.