Boston, Massachusetts
Union Oyster House
This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.
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Boston, Massachusetts
This nearly 200-year-old restaurant's history includes an exiled French prince, JFK, and a very hungry Daniel Webster.
Essex, Connecticut
British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.
Plancherine, France
At this monastery, monks make raw-milk cheese and use excess whey to create methane that powers their hot-water system.
San Francisco, California
One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.
Kyoto, Japan
One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.
London, England
Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.
Osaka, Japan
Blowtorches, tuna, and a jolly, chain-smoking proprietor mark this beloved street-food stand.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.
Pateley Bridge, England
The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.
Ipswich, England
A surprisingly approachable statue of the man who dominated King Henry VIII's government.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Behind a modern brick exterior lies the oldest continuously-operating lunch-car diner in the United States.
Binasco, Italy
Get buzzed beholding one of the world's largest coffee-machine collections, then step into the café for a specially brewed cup.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
The oldest continuously occupied public building in the United States.
London, England
The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.
Hørve, Denmark
Considered one of the most haunted places in Europe, this 800-year-old castle was home to noble prisoners.
Ouidah, Benin
A monument to the more than one million enslaved Africans deported from the port of Ouidah.
Chad
Camels and crocodiles share the black waters of this stunning Saharan oasis.
Tarabulus, Libya
This triumphal arch is the only fully standing structure that remains from Roman-era Oea.
Jamestown, New York
Its original statue was deemed so ugly, locals called it “Scary Lucy.”
Gao, Mali
The most important and best preserved remnant of West Africa's powerful Songhai Empire.
Washington, D.C.
This statue of one of baseball’s greatest pitchers looks like something out of a sci-fi horror movie.
Klaipėda, Lithuania
A creepy statue of a hooded ghost hauls itself up from the water in a historic Lithuanian city.
Sydney, Australia
The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.