Jersey City, New Jersey
White Mana Diner
This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.
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Jersey City, New Jersey
This unassuming retro burger joint was billed as “diner of the future” at the 1939 World's Fair.
Topola, Serbia
The interior of this Serbian royal family's mausoleum is covered with exquisite mosaics.
Chengdu, China
A KFC honors an eighth-century Chinese poet with holograms and verse.
Greenwood, Mississippi
After decades of research and rumors, Little Zion Church was proven to be his final resting place.
Torre del Greco, Italy
The old church, buried by the 1784 Mount Vesuvius eruption, is a remarkably well-preserved place where people now pray for the souls of the dead.
Rochester, Minnesota
This water tower has been a staple of the Rochester skyline since 1931.
Aachen, Germany
This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.
Metepec, Mexico
A collection of incredible clay crafts, complete with earthen skeletons and mermaids.
Taxco, Mexico
The jewel of the museum is a rare tumulus, a funeral decoration from the 18th century.
Morelia, Mexico
This feature of the city's aqueduct has achieved numismatic fame thanks to its appearance on Mexican banknotes.
Brest, Belarus
Nearly three decades since the fall of the Soviet Union, the hero of the USSR still stands over Belarus.
Oaxaca, Mexico
One of the city's few vendors selling the Sierra Norte's ancestral beverage lies within a hidden farmers market.
Itanhaém, Brazil
This convent has a unique history, including being burned down by a friar trying to get rid of a few bats.
Ecchinswell, England
This grassy, tree-lined hill shares a name with the much-loved novel that it inspired.
Kyoto, Japan
This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.
Santpoort-Zuid, Netherlands
The ruins of a medieval castle that once belonged to one of the most powerful families in the Netherlands.
San Agustín Etla, Mexico
Pause in an abandoned hydroelectric station, now overrun with wildlife, to consider a thought-provoking poem.
Hulun Buir, China
Hundreds of large Russian nesting dolls decorate this square, and the largest is a functioning hotel.
Mexico City, Mexico
Hidden for more than a century, the grave of the Conquistador remains forgotten behind these church walls.
Moscow, Russia
This massive monument honors the first human in space.
Khlong Wan, Thailand
This small patch of land is the final resting for these communication relics of the past.
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
The social hall of this former factory is a Communist-era time capsule.
Dambulla, Sri Lanka
This ancient cave temple complex is the largest and best-preserved temple complex in Sri Lanka.
Yrdyk, Kyrgyzstan
On the shores of Kyrgyzstan's Issyk-Kul Lake, a family cooks a feast that tells the sad tale of a people's exile.