An enormous, inside-out glass globe built in 1935.

A modest Alabama recording studio where some of music’s biggest voices found their sound.

Alabama’s oldest and largest metaphysical shop.

This 36-foot-tall bronze Lady Liberty holds a real flaming torch.

This architectural triumph is the only Frank Lloyd Wright house in Alabama.

This abstract roadside poultry was saved from demolition by outraged drivers and pilots.

When you can't get to the Pacific, just go to Florida.

A 131-year-old wunderkammer of Texas history.

The restaurant keeps a hidden séance room on the second floor and reserves a table for the spirit of the former owner each night.

2,000 barrels of aging beer hidden in a warehouse at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.

This whimsical winery by Antoni Gaudí looks ripped from the pages of a fairytale.

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

The first patented shaved-ice machine heralded a snowy wonderland of iced treats at a favorite New Orleans summer shack.

This mansion turned restaurant was once a pitstop for Al Capone during his travels.

One man's love for East Coast diner culture brought an entire eatery all the way from New Jersey to Colorado.

Puerto Rico's oldest rum producer started its 140-year-old business with "a little barrel."

Inside this McDonald's you can dine on your Big Mac and fries next to a 2,500-year-old Roman wall.

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

This indoor-outdoor Portland market is an ode to the lesser-known corners of Latin America’s varied foodscape.

Everyone from Alan Ginsberg to The Rolling Stones has stopped by this classic dive bar.

Order cookies baked by cloistered nuns in a 400-year-old monastery.

Located close to a movie studio lot, this restaurant has a long history of star-studded patronage.