This Art Deco service station has been providing tune-ups and turning heads for close to a century.

Once in disrepair, this popular Texas stop along iconic Route 66 has been restored to its past glory.

This seemingly out-of-place gas station by the Watergate hotel was once described as the most expensive gas station in the world.

This bright yellow relic is the final survivor of a short burst of seashell-shaped petrol pumps.

Erected in memory of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was born close to this spot, this statue commemorates the author and his famous detective.

In the oldest zen temple stands a descendant of the very tree that introduced tea to Japanese culture.

A 160-year-old tower built in honor of a scholar who was burned at the stake for translating the Bible.

Let Ouray’s tallest waterfall sweep your breath away on a dealer’s choice of scenic hikes.

The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.

The innocent intentions of this monument are somewhat lost in the sculpture's muscled imagery.

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

At a Bangkok bistro, one pot of beef stew has been cooking non-stop for more than 45 years.

The Trappist monk, prophet-poet, and rebel never really got to live out the eremitic life he was seeking.

According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.

The lighthouse central to the 1980s horror classic "The Fog" is, in fact, located in one of the foggiest areas of the Pacific Coast.

One of only two civilian settlements in the desolate lands of chilly Antarctica.

The birthplace of the very first human resident born in Antarctica.

The best place to send your postcards home from Antarctica.

An abandoned whaling station on an active volcano offers hot springs in Antarctica, surrounded by ruined giants of industry.

This airstrip atoll is uninhabited by humans, but absolutely full of birds.

The ruins of a medieval seminary some say is the oldest university site in Scotland.

This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.

The highest lighthouse in Scotland shines from an abandoned island.

A collection of the specialized tools used to construct Japan’s beautiful architecture.