This small shop walked so America could run on Dunkin'.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

17th-century tradition of public weighing is met with boos or cheers depending on the Mayor's weight.

The Goose Girl of Göttingen, Germany might well be the most kissed girl in the world.

This wild game of "football" between two sections of an English town has been staged every year for countless centuries.

Once a year a small English town gets together to chase oranges down a steep hill in honor of a legendary accident.

During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.

Each year this small English village becomes overrun with outlandish straw men.

A rare festival blending religion, blacksmiths, vagina dentata, sex workers, and the straight-up facts of life.

In Gloucester, Massachussets, fishermen celebrate a successful year at sea by charging a lubed pole to capture an Italian flag.

This mysterious Sardinian festival sees a horde of blank-faced equestrians compete for tin stars.

A small, peaceful sculpture garden with a grim memorial to a disaster that took place a few blocks away.

A historic fort commemorating the United States' naval history.

One doctor's retirement plan included opening this award-winning Mexican-Indian eatery on the ground floor of a hospital.

These four islands right offshore have waterfalls, colorful lights, fancy buildings, and a secret purpose.

A glowing underwater cliff attracts marine life and divers in equal measure.

The perfect spot for a picnic, right next to a giant ballistic missile.

This forgotten beach house built to look like a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece overlooks a hidden beach.

The abandoned zoo enclosures offer a perfect place to experience the other side of the bars.

This narrow Ghent alleyway is an officially sanctioned street art tunnel.

An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.

An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.

An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.

A historic house left in "dramatic still life."