Larnaca, Cyprus
Salt & Pepper Museum
More than 20,000 salt and pepper shakers from across the globe call this museum home.
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Larnaca, Cyprus
More than 20,000 salt and pepper shakers from across the globe call this museum home.
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An ancient necropolis of magnificent tombs.
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For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.
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A plaque by the roadside describes a three-dimensional glossary of an imagined language where words are numbers and numbers are words.
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Learn to make this village's specialty: volcanic mud tofu.
Taipei, Taiwan
This densely-packed cluster of buildings was saved from the wrecking ball and turned into an art community.
Taipei, Taiwan
Dine on Hakka dishes at a dreamy cottage nestled in the heart of Taipei.
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Plovdiv, Bulgaria
This ancient theater, restored in the 20th century, lives on as a venue for dramatic and musical performances.
Melnik, Bulgaria
This tiny Bulgarian town offers a stunning location in the mountains and a storied history.
Odessa, Ukraine
Built in the Soviet era, this cableway system still runs gondolas from Odessa down to Otrada Beach.
Lviv, Ukraine
This cheeky restaurant has a serious devotion to lard sculptures.
Belgrade, Serbia
This ice cream parlor serves scoops of flavors like rakia, medlar, and poppy seed.
Rajac, Serbia
Beautifully carved tombstones fill this unmarked graveyard, uniquely situated near the village's famous stone wine cellars.
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This 24-hour vending machine serves up homemade treats inspired by the local Japanese snow monkeys.
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Once the center of power for the region's various factories.
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