Beppu, Japan
Kifune Castle
An eccentric castle with snake protectors and spectacular views of Beppu.
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Beppu, Japan
An eccentric castle with snake protectors and spectacular views of Beppu.
Westminster, California
The heart of Little Saigon in Orange County is also the first and largest Vietnamese shopping center in the U.S.
Ireland
Ireland's only cable car once carried livestock across a treacherous strait.
Durango, Mexico
A small town that began as a western movie set.
Chiang Mai, Thailand
This sensational silver temple is the product of centuries of metalworking.
Rome, Italy
Once the home of a renowned slaughterhouse, formerly working-class Testaccio is still the place to go for Roman offal dishes.
Córdoba, Spain
This medieval synagogue survived the Inquisition as a hospital and church.
Chetumal, Mexico
A bright, colorful telling of the history of Mexico's youngest state.
Okinawa, Japan
A bovine sumo match in which both bulls live to fight another day.
Aso, Japan
The largest volcanic caldera in Japan holds an entire city in its maw.
Nagasaki, Japan
Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.
Isahaya, Japan
This town near Nagasaki is flecked with fruit-flavored bus stops.
Beppu, Japan
Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.
Tottori-shi, Japan
Giant sand sculptures of famous people and places are on display near the Tottori sand dunes.
Nikko, Japan
Is this cat asleep or just pretending?
Rome, Italy
Crispy, cheesy rice balls—the Roman answer to arancini—take center stage here.
Gallup, New Mexico
John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and other Hollywood actors have resided in this picturesque Route 66 hotel.
London, England
This 500-meter-long memorial pays tribute to the hundreds of thousands of lives lost to COVID-19 in the UK.
Rome, Italy
Since 1999, this gelateria founded by a string instrument maker has been turning out some of Rome’s best scoops.
Rome, Italy
For more than a century, this hole-in-the-wall near Termini Station has been serving what some say is the greatest porchetta sandwich.
Sao Jose Do Belmonte, Brazil
A monument dedicated to the Armorial Movement of northeastern Brazil.
Woodville, Alabama
This massive cave is a sight to behold.
Sado, Japan
These unconventional "tub boats" let locals row around the island's turbulent coast.
Sendai, Japan
A 20,000-year-old fossilized forest is preserved at this unique museum.