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Playable, historic pinball machines fill this Alameda museum.

Antiques by the Bay.

Sunset-colored dunes of volcanic ash make taking a poor photo impossible.

Once designed as a natural history museum, this building is now home to a massive art gallery.

A Buddhist temple covered in intricate designs and carvings made out of seashells and pieces of coral.

This surreptitious shop is only open five hours per week.

During the Industrial Revolution this “Temple of Invention” was full of intricate miniature machines and gadgets.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

The frozen treats at this Cape Town parlor are inspired by Africa's food cultures.

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

This collection of over 50 murals celebrates Brussels' rich history as the self-proclaimed home of the "comic strip."

From Tintin to the Smurfs, Europe's greatest graphic icons are celebrated in a grand Art Noveau gallery.

This modern arts center is built around a gem of late-Baroque architecture.

Drink among marionettes at this pub inside a historic puppet theater.

Europe's oldest still-operational tea farm also boasts a spectacular view.

This metro station doubles as an unintentional paleontology museum.

This once-derelict building is now one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world.

A lush terraced garden full of thousands of colorful roses and mystical art.

The largest tea plantation in Southeast Asia supplies gorgeous vistas alongside tea for the surrounding countries.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

A delightful architectural wonder awaits on a lake island in Kuala Lumpur’s oldest park.

After being bombed and largely abandoned, this former railway workshop has been transformed into a lively market space.

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

The name of this ancient Indonesian temple translates as "Elephant Cave" but it could be more accurately called "The Hellmouth."