The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

A 200-year-old building in the French Quarter that was to be Napoleon's home in the New World.

By day this New Orleans square is for pedestrians, but by night it is a kingdom of kittens.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.

This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.

A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.

London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.

These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.

Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

There's an exclusive Beefeaters pub hidden in the Tower of London.

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

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

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

A mysterious carving from 17th-century London seemingly depicts a young boy sitting on a bread basket.

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.

The bridge is a secret gallery of discarded gum that has been transformed into miniature masterpieces.

This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.

This massive airship factory is so large that it has its own indoor weather.