America's first federal monument.

This colonial tavern played host to George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and other famous early Americans.

An original apothecary from 1792.

Ancient catacombs form the foundation for this Rococo orgy of a church.

Elaborate tile work in this railway station tells the story of Portugal.

The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.

Sip cherry liqueur at a bar dating back to 1840.

In the Monastery of São Vicente resides a gallery devoted to a breathtaking collection of seashells.

An exquisite collection of fairytale conveyances that puts most car museums to shame.

Thousands of pieces of art have been carved into the rock at the site of an ancient volcanic eruption.

These aggressively sustainable art homes look like something out of 1970's science fiction.

The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.

Setting this massive marionette aflame rids Santa Fe of doom and gloom for another year.

A small peaceful park and waterfall tucked amid the urban grind of Midtown Manhattan.

Though the case is scorched and the buttons half-melted, this hardy handheld gaming device can still run a game of Tetris.

The narrowest house in America is seven feet of pure spite.

This grand Spanish-Cuban restaurant has been serving customers for more than a century.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

One of the last of the great 1920s movie palaces is a Floridian Greco-Spanish-Persian dreamscape.

This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

An experimental, automotive replica of Stonehenge.

Hang out with thousands of butterflies in one of the world's largest such enclosures.

You’ll feel like you’ve gone through the looking glass at this contemporary art museum filled with glass sculptures of every size, shape, and color.