The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

Drink wine handed out through a window as part of an age-old tradition.

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

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.

Despite their macabre past, these hooks are said to bring good luck to those who touch them.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

This spiny beast guards an artist's village while vying for the title of largest lobster in the world.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.

The highway's southernmost spot is a beloved local attraction.

A small poultry graveyard in the courtyard of a popular Key West watering hole.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

"We Seceded Where Others Failed."

This colorful gate stands as an entrance to the walled city of Old San Juan.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.

The oldest building in the District of Columbia was preserved because of a mistaken connection to George Washington.

This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.

The story behind this beloved toy—named for Theodore Roosevelt and owned by his grandson—is more complicated than you might guess.

A gorgeous mural outside a beloved D.C. restaurant pays homage to famous Black Americans.

Legend has it that President Grant’s frequent drinking in the lobby gave rise to the term “lobbyist.”

These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.