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Gorgeous purple flowers drape from the world's largest blossoming plant.

It may no longer take overnight guests, but the Martin still makes out-of-towners feel at home—just like it has for the past century.

For half a century, this Arabian-inspired retro café has been an oasis for locals in Okinawa’s central tourist area.

Luminaries from Albert Einstein to John Lennon once had a cup of coffee at Tokyo's oldest café.

Open since 1690, this former teahouse makes “strength mochi” based on the centuries-old recipe.

Sample specialties from Xinjiang at this Shinjuku neighborhood gem.

This brothel-turned-restaurant features plenty of surprises and elaborate, extravagant architecture.

A monk-run winery inside a Buddhist temple celebrates Japan's crown grape varietal.

The oldest surviving stele in Japan is a personal dedication from a monk to his late mother.

A trio of keyhole-shaped burial mounds restored to their ancient glory.

Each year this Japanese temple overflows with scowling, bearded good luck talismans.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

At a Japanese train station, a goddess emerges from a dumpling.

Ireland's most remarkable collection of these curious cone-shaped houses is worth the buzz.

The oldest inn in Kilkenny was established by the first convicted witch in Ireland.

This Bronze Age tomb is the centerpiece of a clearing within a beautiful Irish forest.

An ancient chamber filled with wonderful rock art and a Neolithic carving of a human face.

One of Ireland's best-preserved chambered cairns can be found next to a wishing tree.

This rare and ancient Christian relic is one of Ireland’s oldest freestanding stone crosses.

The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.

Huge standing stones mark a site of megalithic mystery.

A standing relief of a Norman knight whose posture marks him as a Crusader.

This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.

An Iron Age fort on the edge of a seaside cliff offers a glimpse into an ancient, mystical world.