West, Texas
Czech Stop & Little Czech Bakery
Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.
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West, Texas
Some of the best pastries in "the Czech heritage capital of Texas" come from a gas station off I-35.
Paris, France
For more than a century, Parisians have come for affordable dishes in a grand converted train station.
Paris, France
Grab a life-changing ham sandwich at this former horse butchershop.
Rome, Italy
A master of trompe-l'oeil creates a stunning, tourist-fooling dome out of a flat ceiling.
London, England
A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.
Rome, Italy
A forgotten "city of water" underneath the famous Trevi district.
Rome, Italy
This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.
Rome, Italy
A treasure trove of Renaissance-era funerary art in a Roman church built on top of Nero's grave.
Cádiz, Spain
The ruins of a 2,000-year-old Roman fishing village perched on one of the best beaches in Spain.
Edgartown, Massachusetts
The filming location of a shark attack in Steven Spielberg’s famous shark movie.
Tokyo, Japan
This museum showcases the art of ancient sword-making.
London, England
This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.
A busy island at the center of the world that doesn’t actually exist.
Vatican City
Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.
London, England
This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.
Rome, Italy
This curious, round temple is the oldest still-standing marble building in Rome.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Hayakawa, Japan
The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.
Venice, Italy
Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.
Venice, Italy
According to tradition this is the oldest church in Venice, but its actual age is a mystery.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Venice, Italy
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
Pray, Montana
The formidable fowl can be found standing near an isolated hiking path.
Salt Lake City, Utah
The location along the shores of the Great Salt Lake of what was once called, "The Coney Island of the West", now sits barren due to arson and time.