Manila, Philippines
Manila Metropolitan Theater
This historic Art Deco building embellished with local tropical fruits had fallen into disrepair before a recent restoration.
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Manila, Philippines
This historic Art Deco building embellished with local tropical fruits had fallen into disrepair before a recent restoration.
Raiatea, French Polynesia
This sacred enclave was once considered the religious center of Eastern Polynesia.
Akyem Kukurantumi, Ghana
Sample cacao fruit and learn all about bean production.
Springfield, Illinois
This diner serves Route 66 nostalgia and what it claims is the 'original' hot dog on a stick.
Pune, India
This local institution has been serving Parsi staples since 1935.
Prestatyn, Wales
A sculpture of a partly-buried Roman helmet commemorates a North Wales town’s connection with its Roman past.
Brussels, Belgium
The former home and studio of Belgian artist Antoine Wiertz is now a museum dedicated to his work.
Samarkand, Uzbekistan
Controversially restored in the 1970s, this giant 15th-century mosque is shrouded in legend.
Starke, Florida
The first atheist monument on public land in the United States.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Discover the car that once belonged to the King of Nepal in a former Soviet-era taxi park.
Tokyo, Japan
Haunted by a giant white snake, this pond is said to bring the rain and pubic hair.
Iscar, Spain
This Castilian castle has stood the test of time like few others.
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
At a museum dedicated to the millenia-old rites and art of Buddhism, the Buddha's reputed tooth is held as an object of worship.
Cambridge, England
The design of this seemingly translucent two-story tower in northwest Cambridge was inspired by an optical illusion.
Washington, D.C.
A small park honors the legendary Ukrainian poet.
Glen Rock, New Jersey
The 570-ton boulder that gave a New Jersey town its name.
Kyoto, Japan
Sip “liquid cuisine” made with meat, vegetables, and insects.
Grip, Norway
On a tiny island in northwestern Norway, one of the country's few remaining original stave churches.
Tokyo, Japan
The only Kurdish restaurant in Japan invites you to learn and feast.
Besiekiery, Poland
These beautiful castle ruins are nestled in the Polish countryside.
Little Chute, Wisconsin
An authentic Dutch windmill, built in the Netherlands and shipped to Wisconsin.
Springfield, Massachusetts
This 15-foot-tall sculpture stands vigil at the back entrance to the largest public park in western Massachusetts.
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
A time capsule from 1934 Rhodesia, showing the grace and disgrace of a bygone era.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Tulsa's historic skyscrapers define the oil boom era of Art Deco construction, and are known for their ornate arched lobbies.