Castel Sant'Elia, Italy
Pontificio Santuario Maria SS "ad Rupes" (Pontifical Sanctuary of Maria SS. ad Rupes)
A monk spent 14 years carving steps through tuff to make this religious site more accessible to pilgrims.
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Castel Sant'Elia, Italy
A monk spent 14 years carving steps through tuff to make this religious site more accessible to pilgrims.
Terni, Italy
Terni calls itself the "City of Lovers" and celebrates its links to Saint Valentine on February 14th—but is it the right Saint Valentine?
Orvieto, Italy
This picturesque Umbrian city has a subterranean side that has long remained hidden.
Bíldudalur, Iceland
The Icelandic Sea Monster Museum explores the area's history of aquatic cryptid sightings.
Heimaey, Iceland
Every summer local children form "pysja patrols" to save young birds that have wandered from their nests.
Flagstaff, Arizona
Eons ago, a rushing lava river formed this pristine passage through solid rock.
Milan, Italy
One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.
Waddesdon, England
The luxurious English estate houses the world’s largest private collection of French Rothschild wines.
Boston, Massachusetts
One of the last remaining World War II Victory Gardens in the U.S. is quietly growing across from Fenway Park.
London, England
There's an exclusive Beefeaters pub hidden in the Tower of London.
Seattle, Washington
The historic bar where local ship captains, traders, and gold miners would come together to do business a century ago.
Seoul, South Korea
About as hidden as can be, this specialty coffee shop is wedged between multi-story buildings at the end of a dark, skinny alleyway in Seoul.
Elliston, Newfoundland and Labrador
This small Newfoundland town has declared itself the “Root Cellar Capital of the World.”
Seattle, Washington
This edible park is open to any and all foragers.
Geneva, Switzerland
Walk through a restaurant's refrigerator door to reach this hidden bar.
Stockholm, Sweden
Eat a Nobel banquet from any year in the basement of Stockholm's City Hall.
Newport, Rhode Island
The oldest still-operating tavern in the United States was once owned by a pirate.
Stockholm, Sweden
Dine on food tied to Viking history and legend at this subterranean Stockholm spot.
Sasbachwalden, Germany
You haven’t properly toured a winery until you’ve slept in an actual wine barrel.
Freeport, Maine
When the town wouldn't allow the fast-food behemoth to build a new restaurant, they put one inside an 1850 home.
Diani Beach, Kenya
Drink and dine in a coral cave that's at least 120,000 years old.
Washington, D.C.
This unique museum cafeteria showcases the history and regional diversity of African American cuisine.
Kayabwe, Uganda
This small roadside eatery exists in both the Northern and Southern hemispheres, as the equator runs right through it.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
A 115-year-old restored German dining hall awaits those who venture beneath the Minnesota State Capitol.