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

At one South African whaling station, this industrial extermination led to a feeding frenzy that may have even been a key inspiration for Jaws.

This small island off Lambert's Bay is home to more than 2,000 Cape gannets and is the only such breeding colony open to the public.

Marikina's record-breaking loafers.

This gold sash was part of a massive collection of pre-Hispanic gold artifacts discovered in an isolated village in the Philippines.

These caves are full of coffins, but we can't say who the bodies belong to.

This burial cave houses around 100 ancient coffins, neatly stacked to form a massive wall.

This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.

This quaint mountain pass with centuries-old cobblestones is known as Japan's steepest slope.

A raised Japanese building has preserved 8th-century artifacts for more than a millennium, earning this log cabin a reputation as the "world's oldest museum."

Devoted Buddhists can earn enlightenment in the next life by crawling through this symbolic nostril.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

One of the world's largest ancient burial mounds.

A massive glacial deposit that includes a carved staircase to reach the top.

This small village museum contains the schoolboy scratchings of William Wordsworth.

This abandoned Brutalist tower looming over the M6 Motorway once featured a restaurant.

This mysterious eye has a debated purpose.

Two minuscule windows are tucked inside this medieval building.

A statue commemorating the perilous journey made by the monks who delivered the body of St. Cuthbert.

A monument with a strange legend involving a horse's tongue.

Though this bridge was originally built in the 12th century, only one of its 10 arches dates back that far.

These lamps were created to expel sewer gases after an event known as The Great Stink.

This stretch of beach is the site of a prime watering hole and a primate watchtower.

This ancient causeway can flood daily, leaving Mersea Island as a true island for hours at a time, and cutting its 7,000 residents off from the mainland.