A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.

The world's largest "Christmas tree" is illuminated by hundreds of lights stretching 2,000 feet up the slope of Mount Ingino.

A trading post in the North Pole where children send letters.

Iceland: home to volcanoes, waterfalls and, apparently, Santa?

An entire home filled with over 3,000 pieces of Santa memorabilia in glass cases, walls, on Christmas trees, and even in the bathroom.

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.

Roughly 17 million letters to Santa have found their way to this Arctic Circle post office.

A hamlet full of permanent Christmas spirit holds one of the earliest theme parks in the United States.

There is an art, a science, and certainly a responsibility to occupying The Big Red Chair, and this is where it's learned.

This pub has roots dating back to 1430.

This retro diner claims to be the birthplace of poutine.

This beloved cheeseburger-slinging trailer holds Nashville's oldest beer license.

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

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

One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.

Parts of the civil rights movement unfolded in this historic eatery, helmed by the "Queen of Creole Cuisine."

This Michelin-starred restaurant sheds light on a rare period of cultural and culinary tolerance in Cordoba’s past.

Natural hot springs hidden in the rainforest are only accessible by boat.

Bubbling up from deep underground is the warm crystal clear water that fills the Warm Springs Pools, America's oldest spa.

For centuries, this town's hot springs have been embraced by rich and poor—and even by Popes.

It takes a nine-mile hike to reach these hot springs, but weary hikers are rewarded with stunning views and a warm soak.

The only natural cave bath in all of Europe.

Hot springs monkey spa in the middle of Hell's Valley.

Medicinal spa created with the discharge from a geothermal energy plant.