Beirut, Lebanon
Maronite Mummies of the Qadisha Valley
Mummies preserved naturally for seven centuries.
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Beirut, Lebanon
Mummies preserved naturally for seven centuries.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Museum preserving torture methods from the past.
Miami Beach, Florida
12,000 sq. ft. museum tracing erotic art from antiquity to modern times.
Fez, Morocco
Crumbling necropolis set high above Fez.
Taipei, Taiwan
A waste incinerator with a restaurant on its chimney.
Melbourne, Australia
Putt your way around Australia in a black light environment.
Detroit, Michigan
The Beaux-Arts aquarium boasts a vast collection of saltwater and freshwater fish on an island in the Detroit River.
Detroit, Michigan
The world's oldest operating jazz club has been in operation since May 1934.
Brighton, England
Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.
Ubud, Indonesia
Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.
Nouméa, New Caledonia
Marvel of green building techniques that sings with the wind.
Palmyra, Syria
Mysterious lost empire of the Silk Road.
Boston, Massachusetts
The oldest Italian café in Boston, this spot also serves as a veritable museum of vintage coffee ephemera.
Boston, Massachusetts
Shelves covered in dozens of coffee bean varieties fill this North End institution.
Los Angeles, California
Authentic gondola hanging from the ceiling, notable mural in the back room.
Brooklyn, New York
The factory for the popular Dumbo location, the Greenpoint shop is a quiet gem.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Khmer Rouge's high security prison.
Tomigusuku, Japan
Elaborate series of tunnels where traces of mass suicide are still visible.
Corbett, Oregon
A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.
Eaglehawk Neck, Australia
This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.
Kershaw, South Carolina
Granite outcropping that the state's tourism bureau doesn't promote because of its delicate ecosystem.
Los Angeles, California
Gift shop offering toe tags and chalk body beach towels tucked into a coroner's office.
Los Angeles, California
Pizza joint known for labor-inducing salad dressing.
Seattle, Washington
Feeding hungry Ballard boat workers since 1922.