Basingstoke, England
Preserved Victorian Wedding Cake
Baked in 1898 and still almost flawless, this floral masterpiece is considered the world's oldest complete wedding cake.
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Basingstoke, England
Baked in 1898 and still almost flawless, this floral masterpiece is considered the world's oldest complete wedding cake.
Eagle Harbor, Michigan
On the shores of Lake Superior, a small group of monks makes sacred sweets.
Homestead, Florida
Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
New Braunfels, Texas
Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.
Stockholm, Sweden
This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.
Providence, Rhode Island
A simple Colonial home with a past haunted by death and madness.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Whimsical cookie-themed plaques mark the birthplace of the Fig Newton.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Behind a modern brick exterior lies the oldest continuously-operating lunch-car diner in the United States.
West Hollywood, California
An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."
Santa Fe, New Mexico
This southwest-styled home in Santa Fe claims to be the oldest house in America thanks to an ancient bit of foundation.
Sirkka, Finland
In the Hugging Tree Forest, lingonberry marshmallows, hot chocolates, and the best campfire lattes north of the Arctic Circle come to you.
Lakewood, Colorado
At this Denver landmark, the meals are compulsory, the sopapillas are complimentary, and the insanity is everywhere.
Rockford, Illinois
The city of Rockford, Illinois is symbolically protected by a quartet of fittingly stony sentinels.
Somerset, England
The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.
Suncook, New Hampshire
Murder scene memorialized in perpetuity by grisly obelisk.
Stockholm, Sweden
A tombstone on the grounds of the royal castle marks the burial site of a Swedish king's beloved dog.
Stockholm, Sweden
An ancient tree that was once the favorite of a young Swedish royal.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Newport Beach, California
Fourteen curious and controversial white bunnies sit in a circle near Newport Beach City Hall.
Chichibu, Japan
This quirky little private museum is home to more than a thousand stones, carved by nature, that resemble human faces.
Holbrook, Arizona
For those going through a life transition, a place to leave behind a piece of your former self.
London, England
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
London, England
Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.
London, England
Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.