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Jizo statues at Zojoji Temple.
Tokyo, Japan

Garden of Unborn Children

Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.
Tangub City, Philippines

Tangub City Christmas Symbols Festival

An annual festival full of illuminated replicas of iconic landmarks from around the world.
Gastro Obscura

Kagemand

At Danish birthday parties, you can have your cake and decapitate it, too.
Gastro Obscura

Karelian Pie

Though its home region has been split by war, love for this hearty pastry transcends borders.
Placentas encased in coconut shells.
Kintamani, Indonesia

Bayung Gede Placenta Graveyard

In this Balinese village, coconut shells containing placentas are hung from trees.
Grgur Ninski
Split, Croatia

Gregory of Nin’s Big Toe

The big toe of this towering monument to a Croatian national hero is worn from years of superstitious rubbing.
Moulton Crow Men.
Moulton, England

Moulton Crow Fair

Every July, men dressed as giant crows dance around a scarecrow who comes to life.
Gastro Obscura

Cholla Buds

Beneath a layer of spines, this cactus sprouts asparagus-flavored buds.
A red peach-shaped <em>wagashi</em> dominates this page.
libraries

The Fabulous Design Manuals for Japan's 19th-Century Sweets

Wagashi range from elegant to surprisingly modern.
Anne Ewbank August 28, 2018
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Pep's shop in Passage de l'Ancre, de St-Martin
Paris, France

Pep's Maison

One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.
Fremont Solstice Parade.
Seattle, Washington

Fremont Solstice Parade

Once a year, thousands of naked cyclists flood the streets of a Seattle neighborhood.
The Dreamland supper club is famed for its french-fried turkey breast.
restaurants

Inside the 'Trend-Free' World of Wisconsin's Supper Clubs

Born out of Prohibition speakeasies, they're getting a second wind.
Anne Ewbank August 9, 2018
The village of Shirakawa-gō in winter.
Shirakawa-mura, Japan

Shirakawa-go

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.
Kastellet Stockholm
Stockholm, Sweden

Kastellet Stockholm

The Swedish flag over this small naval fort signals that the nation is at peace.
Vale Street.
Bristol, England

Vale Street

England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.
Asheville's weekly drum circle in Pritchard Park.
Asheville, North Carolina

Pritchard Park Drum Circle

Every week, a festive public jam session breaks out in downtown Asheville.
Students in Lappis scream every Tuesday at 10 p.m.
Stockholm, Sweden

Lappis Scream

Every Tuesday, students let off steam by screaming into the night air.
Corner of Arkhivna Street.
Lviv, Ukraine

Arkhivna Street

This street has over a half-dozen names, all at once.