Beijing, China
China Watermelon Museum
This Chinese museum proves that it's a watermelon world, we're all just living in it.
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Beijing, China
This Chinese museum proves that it's a watermelon world, we're all just living in it.
San Francisco, California
Russian history in San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
A tiny theater hidden in an alley plays a constant stream of short silent films for anyone willing to peer through the peephole.
Berkeley, California
Every Sunday, this Thai temple in Berkeley serves a backyard brunch.
Morton Grove, Illinois
Just outside Chicago, one of the few traditional Mongolian restaurants in the U.S. serves a misunderstood cuisine.
St. Louis, Missouri
This replica of a Sarajevo fountain stands at the heart of the world’s largest Bosnian diaspora community.
St. Louis, Missouri
An urban forest overtakes what was the greatest failure of utopic urban housing.
Detroit, Michigan
A painted-over wall in Detroit originally built to segregate a black community from an adjacent white development.
Memphis, Tennessee
A museum dedicated to preserving, promoting, and advancing the art and craft of fine metalwork.
Memphis, Tennessee
A legendary music collector donated his entire collection to the entire city of Memphis.
Bogotá, Colombia
A celebration of Colombia’s premier contemporary artist.
Bogotá, Colombia
This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.
Moscow, Russia
One of the world's tallest statues is also one of its most hated.
Moscow, Russia
Thirteen sculptures in central Moscow graphically depicting vices of the modern world.
Chicago, Illinois
You can take a class, browse the library, or visit the lavish lair of an international men's humor society.
Chicago, Illinois
A hot dog stand where the heads are just as hot as the dogs.
Chicago, Illinois
The world's only known button museum.
Chicago, Illinois
The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.
Chicago, Illinois
This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.
New York, New York
Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.
New York, New York
This subterranean oyster house has been the pearl of Grand Central Station since 1913.
Brooklyn, New York
Ride the subways of yesteryear.
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
An eccentric museum dedicated to Islam Karimov, the former dictator of Uzbekistan.
Istanbul, Turkey
Large miniature theme park with 100-plus models.