All that remains of the once-booming chain is a single orange-roofed restaurant.

Manhattan's deadly West Side railroad, which killed hundreds of New Yorkers, is remembered by this simple plaque.

This massive complex is made up of hundreds of smaller temples that date back to the ninth century.

One street divides a single town that stands in two U.S. states.

This collection of over 50 classic pinball machines awaits visitors to downtown Roanoke.

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.

Located off a bustling strip, a silent teahouse employs workers with hearing- or speech-related disabilities.

One of Vietnam's most iconic landmarks was built by Japanese traders and is now in danger of sinking.

Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.

Rare moles meet activism at this Oaxacan eatery.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

One of the few brewers in the U.S. experimenting with hop-free beers.

This family-owned bakery is one of the last places in Brooklyn to sell the Nation of Islam–inspired bean pie.

A fantastic place to see murals, and an important location in the history of Toronto's legal street art scene.

This house is one of the most colorful in the country, and is the last remaining example of a historic villa.

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

Once a month, an Indonesian feast appears inside an Elmhurst church hall.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

The library of every book lover's dreams.

At this small shop off a dirt road in the forest, the specialty is eel the owner caught and smoked himself.

A bar, burger joint, and arcade housed in a late 19th-century church building.

Chefs from Tibet's Kham region offer steaming meat pies and noodle soups in this nook behind a jewelry store.

Finally, you don't have to be a pious Swedish seaman to relax like one.

At this farm in upstate New York, the former president plotted his reelection campaign.