This midcentury LA bar was the birthplace of tiki culture.

An alley covered with 20 years of bubble gum.

This lonesome Monterey cypress has survived centuries of wind, salt, and at least one attempt at arson.

It should come as no surprise that the world's largest artichoke lies in the town that calls itself the "Artichoke Center of the World."

The graffiti-covered remnants of a former triangulation station are balanced precariously on this California peak.

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

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

The last of Fairfax County's one-room schoolhouses.

This 1930s-era Route 66 Tulsa landmark was moved, restored, and filled with neon.

This giant mimetic milk bottle has encouraged Route 66 travelers to choose dairy since 1948.

Legend holds eating just one of these black eggs can add seven years to one's life.

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

Epicurean and holy traditions converge in what may be the oldest restaurant in Europe.

A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.

This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

These remote Florida islands have a history of sea turtles and sunken treasures, and one of the world's largest coastal brick fortresses.

The unusual patterns in this rock formation result from two distinct modes of weathering.

Legend has it the lovelorn tears of a princess and a shepherd boy formed the blue and green twin lakes in the Azores archipelago.

Eat the ultimate iteration of Portugal's most beloved pastry.

This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.

The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.

This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.

One of Jeff Koons’s largest sculptures and his first commemorative work.