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This Tudor-style mansion is home to the first roadside confectioner in the United States.

This gem of Moorish architecture is slowly disintegrating along the coast of this charming town.

A unique interactive experience of everyday life in communist Yugoslavia—a very different time in Croatian history.

Also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus, this is one of the world's largest and oldest mosques.

This now-abandoned shopping center in Playa del Carmen was built to resemble a medieval European castle.

The former home of one of America's greatest short story writers is home to an annual pun competition.

This cheery fruit farmer welcomes visitors to a classic roadside emporium.

A small shop filled with history, mystery, folklore, and more.

The alleged vampires after which these islets are named may have actually been plague victims.

Savor sheep milk yogurt at the last of Athens' dairy bars.

Tear apart fatty, gently charred lamb chops with your bare hands.

Since 1969, this restaurant has served up dishes typical of Istanbul's Greek diaspora.

The oldest bakkwa shop in Singapore is especially beloved during the Lunar New Year festivities.

During World War II, over 13,000 people of Japanese ancestry were forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated in this camp in the Idaho desert.

Red ocher pictographs survive in this tufa rock shelter on the shore of an ancient lake.

This abandoned but well-preserved Prussian fortress sits abandoned in a Polish forest near the German border.

The best-preserved beehive tombs in Oman with spectacular backdrop.

An undeciphered text is inscribed on a mysterious stone slab.

The ruins of this magnificent Scottish castle blend both Gothic and Renaissance architectural styles.

A charming Amazigh village carved into a mountaintop.

Kuala Lumpur’s historic single-screen cinema, transformed into a labyrinthine bookstore.

Every Sunday for the last 30 years, this Buddhist temple has hosted a market with food and Thai goods.

This century-old bakery produces 18,000 loaves of traditional Cuban bread every day.

Instead of sermons, this church became home to millions of books.