Sacramento, California
Vic's Ice Cream Parlor
At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.
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Sacramento, California
At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.
Chieti, Italy
One of the earliest relics of Italian art is this ornately equipped stone soldier.
Milan, Italy
A brutalist gem towering over the heart of Milan.
Alianello, Italy
Though an earthquake destroyed this village in 1980, one former resident still walks its streets every day.
Le Castella, Italy
This scenic fortress dates back at least 2,400 years to the time of Magna Graecia.
Atessa, Italy
A preserved dragon's rib that remembers the legend of the founding of the city of Atessa.
Stelvio, Italy
One of the highest mountain passes in Europe has been ranked among the best driving roads in the world.
Pietrapertosa, Italy
The steel cable lets adventurers zoom between two mountain towns at speeds of up to 75 miles per hour.
Matera, Italy
People have been living in the cave houses on this Italian hillside since the Neolithic era.
Svalbard, Norway
This Arctic storage facility is a secure backup for agricultural biodiversity.
Longyearbyen, Norway
The world's northernmost brewery uses water from a 2,000-year-old glacier to create its beer.
Longyearbyen, Norway
In the northernmost city in the world, it's illegal to be buried because it’s too cold for bodies to decompose.
Asheville, North Carolina
The enormous 250-room Vanderbilt mansion conceals hidden doors and secret passageways.
New York, New York
A room in New York City that contains 250 cubic yards of dirt.
Freeport, Maine
When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.
Devils Tower, Wyoming
The first declared National Monument in the United States.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.
Monticello, Florida
This 15-foot former Johnny Appleseed has given up his apples for donuts and coffee.
Baltimore, Maryland
An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.
Kirriemuir, Scotland
A monument to the 70s rock icon stands on the road into this small Scottish town.
Traquair, Scotland
The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.
Peebles, Scotland
This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.
Polldubh, Scotland
The highest peak in the United Kingdom has a history of physics, specters, and a pilgrimage of strange objects.
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Islanders once used this dramatic, otherworldly landscape to hide their cattle from Viking raiders.