A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.

Twice a day a speeding train passes only inches from the homes of this residential neighborhood.

Walk through a clothing store, across a courtyard, and up several flights of stairs for delicious coffee with a side of beautiful views.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.

The iconic egg tart gets an upgrade with a laminated sourdough crust.

The world's longest outdoor covered escalator system transports commuters through Hong Kong's hilly terrain.

In Hong Kong, a fairytale flower tunnel is hidden within the gardens of a public housing complex.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

A pair of gigantic baby heads greet passengers at Atocha Station.

These slanted cubic abodes are a creative if odd solution to a zoning pickle.

This cheese shop also houses a museum devoted to Dutch dairy.

Cathedral carved out of salt, located a mile below the Earth's surface.

A celebration of Colombia’s premier contemporary artist.

This Bogotá museum houses the world's largest collection of pre-Columbian gold relics.

Pilgrims each carried a brick to the top of Mount Monserrate to help build this historic sanctuary in Colombia.

Colombia's biggest botanical garden contains plants from all across the country.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This retro café is a remnant of Japan’s post-war Argentine tango craze.

This quirky collection of furniture also happens to be a public art installation.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

The tallest city hall in the world offers an excellent bento box.

This 14th-century temple is also known as the "Temple of the Golden Pavilion" for its gorgeous gilded reliquary hall.

A train ride to the middle of nowhere gives its passengers some of the most iconic views of Japan's seasons.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.