East Hampton, New York
Gardiners Island
This private island is still in the family after a 400-year history including a witch hunt, a pirate, and multiple wars.
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East Hampton, New York
This private island is still in the family after a 400-year history including a witch hunt, a pirate, and multiple wars.
New York, New York
One of the city’s oldest watering holes was originally the home of a famous James Brown (not that one).
Lodi, California
A plaque and memorabilia collection mark where A&W got its start.
Corbin, Kentucky
The first KFC is on the National Register of Historic Places.
San Bernardino, California
The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
With 3,000 bikes on display, the world's largest bicycle museum includes some famous rarities.
Yermo, California
Like a kitschy mirage in the Mojave, this eatery serves up classic 50s-style diner meals and a dinosaur sculpture garden.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Hayakawa, Japan
The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.
Paris, France
The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.
Edinburgh, Scotland
360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.
Hartsville, South Carolina
The sole remaining outpost of a once-thriving South Carolina chain still sells “pic-a-nic” baskets.
Sydney, Australia
A monument to the 4,114 Irish orphan girls who arrived in Australia between 1848 and 1850.
Dublin, Ireland
This neon landmark has been posing this deadpan question to follicly-challenged Dubliners for over 50 years.
Los Angeles, California
This nondescript tunnel has been featured in a number of iconic movies, from “Roger Rabbit” to “Back to the Future.”
Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg's first legal sex work is relegated to a gated street that still does not allow pedestrian women.
Hamburg, Germany
Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.
Florence, Italy
A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.
Florence, Italy
More than 450 years ago, an Italian nun became the first woman to paint the iconic subject.
Pueblo, Colorado
A futuristic hovertrain is parked unceremoniously alongside a nondescript road.
Seattle, Washington
The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.
Seattle, Washington
The city's oldest Chinese restaurant offers local history and seriously good food.
Washington, D.C.
"Congress may voluntarily remain in session throughout the summer, in order that our Congressmen may be protected from the intolerable discomforts and dangers of the ordinary outdoor weather!”
Montreal, Québec
The only example of a Paris Métro sign in use at a subway station outside of the French capital.