This otherwise innocuous bodega was once the headquarters of the most feared assassin's guild in American history.

A 120-year-old legend concerning an empty circular patch in the North Carolina woods.

An indigenous ethnobotanist runs this brunch spot celebrating Australia’s native flavors.

The roof of one of the world’s largest spice markets provides a grand view over the neighborhood's glorious bustle.

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.

The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.

An Ethiopian cloud forest protects some of the last wild arabica plants.

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.

A nearly 100-year-old dining car in upstate New York embodies the golden age of roadside dining.

The formidable fowl can be found standing near an isolated hiking path.

You can row a boat through this ancient underground reservoir.

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.

The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

This repurposed church offers a more literal way to get closer to the heavens.

Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.

A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.

A Swedish farm is the world's only producer of the rare, creamy delicacy that is moose cheese.

Abandoned for 60 years, this submerged bridge was completely forgotten until the lake was drained.

Now a city park, this site started as a stage stop, then was a working ranch, and finally became a dude ranch that specialized in letting wannabe divorcees establish Nevada residency.

This small town was built around a marble quarry and named after one of the most famous sources of marble in the world.

This jaw-dropping 19th-century bridge uses its reflection to form what appears to be a perfect circle.