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In Zanzibar, a historic 19th-century palace is a reminder of the world's shortest war.

The culture that built these Tanzanian ruins displayed advanced knowledge of irrigation technology before mysteriously disappearing.

This slowly crumbling mansion was home to one of East Africa's richest and most powerful slave traders.

This monument is a stark reminder of the horrors of the Zanzibar slave trade.

An exquisite and eclectic selection of African masks stands out within a massive woodcarving marketplace.

This rare volcano spews the strangest and (literally) coolest lava in the world.

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.

After sunset the heart of Zanzibar's historic Stone Town neighborhood transforms into a culinary playground.

A KFC honors an eighth-century Chinese poet with holograms and verse.

Thanks to the building of a life-giving reservoir, part of the Great Wall of China is now a dive site.

Every dish at this restaurant claims to have a health benefit.

One of the biggest Buddhist stupas in Europe, hidden from most locals.

This statue honors one of Budapest's most beloved literary characters.

Take a hike to this unique rock formation formed by lava flows.

A beautiful display of nearly 50 bells crafted with a unique design and distinct sound.

This quiet, unassuming spot in Budapest was the birthplace of the bloody 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

This series of underground chambers contains Europe's largest subterranean lake that is slowly drained each day.

One man's little-known private clock museum hides inside a historic farmhouse, set amidst the Austrian countryside.

Some of the greatest minds in the history of Hungarian art and science converged in this café.

The spot where the two men ate together now stands enclosed in glass.

These crumbling towers are some of the last remnants of a centuries-old Vietnamese culture.

A Surreal flight of architectural fancy in Vietnam's Central Highlands.

This Vietnamese bar doubles as a multistory labyrinth.

Home of the unusual art of water puppetry, one of Vietnam's oldest curiosities.