George Town, Malaysia
Jawi House
This restored house offers a twist on Penang's Peranakan history.
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George Town, Malaysia
This restored house offers a twist on Penang's Peranakan history.
Monterey, California
One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.
Cedar City, Utah
Irontown was founded in 1868, as a second attempt to mine iron from the nearby Iron Mountain.
Colorado Springs, Colorado
In addition to over 80 vehicles on display covering over 100 years of motorcycle history, this free museum focuses on the people who ride and love these bikes.
Hamura, Japan
Originally built circa 13-14th century, this “snail well” was a resourceful means to draw water in a region where the soil was mostly loam.
Yokohama, Japan
Home to herbal cosmetics, teas, and a unique set of dolls known as kitchen witches.
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow's oldest pub has a proud literary tradition and possibly a ghost or two.
Seattle, Washington
The city's oldest Chinese restaurant offers local history and seriously good food.
Shiroi, Japan
A rare public effigy of “the Embracing Kangiten,” the erotic Japanese equivalent of Hindu god Ganesha.
San Francisco, California
Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.
Los Angeles, California
A miniature train theme park, free to the public, laying at the base of the Santa Monica Mountains.
Palo Alto, California
This redwood is a historic landmark, a town’s namesake, and the dancing sideline symbol of Stanford University.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.
Dresden, Germany
This small train ride offers stellar views of the Grand Garden Palace.
Captiva, Florida
Known as the most resilient water tower in the region.
Tokyo, Japan
Guarding the city of Chiyoda is a bizarre insectile creature with a name no one can pronounce.
Kawagoe, Japan
Hundreds of statues of Buddha’s disciples meditating, napping, sneezing, and picking their noses.
Lexington, Massachusetts
This stone in Lexington honors a formerly enslaved man who fought during the American Revolution.
Kamikatsu, Japan
In a rural Japanese town that has committed to sustainable practices, even the hotel is made from recycled materials.
West Springfield, Massachusetts
The oldest brick saltbox house in America.
Tokyo, Japan
Since Tokyo's Kiyosu Bridge was inspired by a historic bridge that crossed over the Rhine, this viewing spot is known as a "view of Cologne."
Kobe, Japan
A relatively young Buddhist temple on hilltop, dedicated to a statue relocated from Mount Atago.
Nashville, Tennessee
Feast on award-winning birria tacos from a food truck inside this neon robo-tiki bar.
Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey
A cemetery that holds graves for the forgotten children of a burned orphanage.