At this former Prohibition speakeasy, electric birds signaled the arrival of hooch.

An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

A tiny village church in dramatic surroundings.

This boat represents the promise of undiscovered territory, a dream of hope, and progress and freedom for Iceland.

Bizarre Cavern.

Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.

This beautiful 19th-century temple stands atop the ruins of its predecessor.

These 12th-century catacombs carved into a mountainside were a place of mysticism and Christian hermitages.

This wrecked airplane has been sitting on a black sand beach since the 1970s.

This tiny museum's sizable collection is jammed into a former underground public toilet.

One of the oldest continuously-operated gay bars in the United States is allegedly haunted by Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams.

A collection of oddities including Dr. Kevorkian's suicide device, the Thanatron.

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.

Three columns of volcanic rock shoot out of the ocean.

One of the oldest family businesses in Reykjavík serves lamb-based hot dogs.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.

This historic lighthouse was well known for the large number of women who served as its keeper.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

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

A museum and shop on Bourbon Street located in the French Quarter.