Quthing, Lesotho
Masitise Cave House Museum
This odd little home was built right into an African rock face.
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Quthing, Lesotho
This odd little home was built right into an African rock face.
Maputo, Mozambique
From neon green watering holes to bleached elephant foetuses, this Mozambique museum makes natural history weird.
Aswan, Egypt
This eatery is emblematic of the connection between Jamaica and Nubia.
New Delhi, India
Nestled among the artifacts of the National Crafts Museum, this hidden gem offers hard-to-find regional foods from all over India.
Kodungallur, India
Inside India's oldest mosque, a lamp is said to have burnt for 1,000 years without going out.
Varanasi, India
The octagonal tower at this important Buddhist site was added many years after the temple's initial construction.
Darjeeling, India
Inside this Darjeeling museum, you can see a pair of boots that once stood at the top of the world.
Darjeeling, India
The Hungarian linguistics expert who wrote the first Tibetan–English dictionary was laid to rest in a remote Indian cemetery.
Mumbai, India
A 19th-century church in South Mumbai built to commemorate those who died in the First Anglo-Afghan War and the retreat from Kabul in 1842.
Varanasi, India
A bulky, ancient stupa marks the site of Siddhartha Gautama's seminal Buddhist teaching.
Tiruparapu, India
A handmade waterfall in Kanyakumari.
Nagpur, India
Locals say the water level in this 1,200-year-old tank never goes down.
Kolkata, India
A monument to the British doctor who connected mosquitoes to malaria.
Jatinga, India
A small village in India bears witness to the end of birds' lives every September.
Jodhpur, India
Legend has it a commoner volunteered to be buried alive in the foundation so that the great fortress could be built.
New Delhi, India
Ancient traditions and surreal birdwatching come into sharp relief along one of the world's most polluted rivers.
Yokohama, Japan
This historical theme park celebrates all things noodle.
Binissalem, Spain
Gargantuan pots of slow-cooked lamb, noodles, and red wine feed everyone at a Mallorcan harvest festival.
Srandakan, Indonesia
In this rare traditional factory, three generations of know-how, several strong cows, and a one-ton mortar come together to make Yogyakarta's famous "ugly noodles."
Ikeda, Japan
An unlikely hit, this museum is dedicated to the inventor of instant ramen and cup noodles.
Kyoto, Japan
One of Kyoto's oldest food establishments has supplied soba noodles to temple priests and the Imperial Palace.
Queens, New York
The oldest pastificio in Queens offers visitors fresh noodles and a peek inside the macaroni-making magic.
Singapore
This Singaporean food-court stall was home to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meal.
Butte, Montana
The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.