Luminaries of all stripes have sipped strong Greek coffee at this cafe since 1839.

The historic building has preserved human organs, unusual hexagrams, and scars from a political assassination.

Public water fountains built during the Ottoman Era still stand throughout this seaside town.

This 18th-century former mosque held the first Hellenic Parliament.

This stone tower was built to protect Crete from incoming pirates.

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

A mother's mourning for her lost son is remembered in this small park embedded with his memory.

Salute the leader of the proletariat.

The iconic Manhattan corner that was once the site of the Beastie Boys' fake clothing store.

Established in 1937, the oldest candy shop in New York City boasts a rainbow-colored inventory that would make Willy Wonka envious.

One man’s obsessive, 30-plus-year quest is behind the pies at this spot on the Lower East Side.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

Become a prohibition rebel.

Prove you deserve to be fed by Kenny Shopsin.

The competition: breathe deeply as long as you can.

One of the best-preserved medieval streets in Europe.

This secret coastal village is studded with pastel-colored houses all piled on top of one another.

These abundant, over-the-top monuments are so widely scattered that they define the entire compact capital cityscape, often leading to jokes about whether there are more statues than residents.

This fortress dates back to the 6th century and is also the site of a controversial abandoned restoration project.

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.

Among fossils of creatures long since cast into oblivion, a once-single frog perseveres for his species.

This giant Christ took first place in South America's religious arms race.

It's just another skyscraper, but it's shaped like '90s cell phone.

A volcanic crater that visitors can look inside.