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Taste freshly foraged yarrow and black locust blossoms at this ambitious cocktail bar.

This modern tandoor eatery was once a canteen for Soviet farmers.

The world's only teal arches exist in a city that cares more about its aesthetic than an Instagram influencer.

This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.

This unlicensed collection of fast-food memorabilia sits on the site of the first ever McDonald's restaurant.

Red sandstone structures dominate this landscape, which has been inhabited for some 5,000 years.

The absurd creation is a compulsory destination for selfies in Buffalo.

This school was constructed in memory of Korean Confucian scholar Yi Hwang.

This sculpture presents commentary on a life in pursuit of profits.

A memorial to the tens of thousands of Irish who fled to North America during the Great Famine.

This unusual structure may be on its way to becoming a cultural landmark in Toronto.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

A former Canadian Pacific Railway station turned liquor store, the first and only station in Canada visited by British royalty.

This human-made pond is part of a Korean palace complex first built in the 7th century.

The name of the only golden Buddhist temple in Korea translates as "the temple that protects the country."

The world's longest bridge fountain has hundreds of nozzles that create a beautiful, illuminated spectacle.

South Korea's women of the sea have completely flipped their society's structure by becoming revered fisherwomen.

Asia's largest limestone cave is home to a world of plastic goblins and gold mining history.

Known as the birthplace of Korean Buddhism, this temple features an ancient, five-story stone pagoda.

Over 80,000 carved wood blocks make up one of the world's oldest intact Buddhist canons.

A Korean village where times stands still.

The 400-year-old remains of the samurai invasion of Korea.

Various forms of phallic art decorate this hill in commemoration of legendary local tragedy.

To enter the lower hall of this temple, you must first walk through a dragon.