Riverside, California
Tio's Tacos
Mexican food and folk art.
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Riverside, California
Mexican food and folk art.
Alexandria, Scotland
An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.
Chicxulub, Mexico
The meteor that sealed the fate of the dinosaurs landed at this site, one of the largest impact craters in the world.
Mérida, Mexico
Iconic red and white plaques show the creative names invented to navigate the city streets.
Mexico City, Mexico
A bullet-scarred monastery chronicles Mexico's turbulent history of foreign invasions.
Nottingham, England
These 90-year-old murals of local kings, Vikings, and outlaws hide in plain sight in a beautifully baroque shopping arcade.
Perth, Australia
Hundreds of people walk past this palm tree every day without spotting its secret.
Split, Croatia
When a supermarket opened up shop within a medieval building it became protected by UNESCO on a technicality.
Kyoto, Japan
This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.
Livingston, Illinois
Oversized statues are just the tip of this nostalgic Americana roadside attraction.
Berkeley, California
A unique market that brings together various goods and cultures.
Film City, Qatar
A creepy, deserted mock Arabian village can be found in the middle of the Qatari desert.
Cusco, Peru
A painting in the historic Cathedral Basilica depicts Jesus and his disciples dining on a traditional Peruvian menu.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.
Madurai, India
This ancient Hindu temple is covered in thousands of colorful statues and has a long mythological history.
Shimanto-chō, Japan
A whimsical museum dedicated to the mischievous kappa, a mythical cucumber-loving water sprite.
An Hải, Vietnam
Home to what locals claim is the largest whale skeleton in Southeast Asia, which is worshiped yearly.
Hitachinaka, Japan
Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.
Tokyo, Japan
The legendary birthplace of the Japanese maneki-neko is dotted with hundreds of lucky beckoning cats.
Ishinomaki, Japan
On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.
Niigata, Japan
Giant animal sculptures are created with the rice straw leftover from the fall harvest each year.
Ōmihachiman-shi, Japan
A Japanese cat island also populated by the descendants of a band of banished samurai.
Nara, Japan
This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.
Lanai City, Hawaii
The island of Lanai in Hawai'i is a paradise for cats and cat lovers.