An abandoned car and strange wooden debris are among the scattered remains of the old sand and gravel quarry.

A small token of gratitude from freezing cold journalists who were given a warm haven while covering JFK's inauguration.

Daily lunch spot for many of Washington, D.C.'s cab drivers.

An amazing example of early-20th-century architecture, this church features marble transported from Utah.

A priceless collection of the Nation's cryptologic history.

This free, take-a-book shop seems like a trick but isn't.

Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.

What was once a presidential estate is now an exotic menagerie and home to the Budweiser Clydesdales.

In the early 1800s, surgery was also a show.

A slab of sandstone covered with mysterious 1,000-year-old rock carvings from a vanished North American culture.

A monument to the 70s rock icon stands on the road into this small Scottish town.

The oldest bar in Missouri is hidden within a limestone brewery cellar more than 50 feet underground.

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

London's first edible insect farm offers facility tours and cooking classes.

This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.

The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.

In a 345-million-year-old cave that's 200 feet underground, dinner awaits.

Take Soviet nostalgia to new heights by toasting the first man in space over a full spread of Belarusian and Soviet fare.

This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.

Some of New York's best tacos can be found in the back of an unassuming bodega in Queens.

British troops and Prohibition couldn’t stop this spot from becoming one of the United States' oldest continuously-run taverns.

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

A former factory now pays tribute to a local industry fueled by sardines.