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A giant rooftop ride with unbeatable views of Matsuyama city, the nearby mountain ranges, and the Inland Sea.

Roman ruins top white travertine terraces formed by ancient hot springs.

Eduardo Kobra’s breathtaking 32,300-square-foot graffiti wall took over Rio’s Olympic Boulevard.

In Houston's airport, a cow is properly equipped to jump over the moon.

Inside the Wayne County airport is an amazing collection of lights and sounds.

This 23-foot-tall bear stands amid the hustle and bustle of Hamad International Airport.

Watch butterflies take flight before you fly.

At this airport "microcinema," you can catch a film before you catch a flight.

This futuristic airport terminal was abandoned for decades before reopening as a hotel—with a vintage plane of its own parked out back.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

This vintage car parts store is also a museum devoted to a squat little gem of automotive history.

A faux European lane smack dab in downtown L.A.

The beautiful 1920 Pantages Theatre remains hidden just underneath the LA Downtown Jewelry Exchange.

A Romanesque sanctuary of calm amid the bustle of downtown Los Angeles.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

The quiet canyon has a tumultuous history involving a doomsday cult.

A common entry point to the Griffith Observatory trail holds its own wonders.

A stone circle on the slopes of a Caribbean volcano commemorates the leader of an anti-slavery uprising.

One man handcrafts "the best sake made outside of Japan" in a tiny desert town on Route 66.

A Caribbean chef recreates his enslaved great-great-grandmother's dishes inside the home she purchased after buying her freedom.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

Inspired by the famous sculptures on Easter Island, this head serves as a popular meeting spot by Shibuya Station.

This authentic Fijian restaurant helps farmers and fishermen recover from natural disaster.

A museum dedicated to the history of Tokyo's often-overlooked working-class district.