A small cemetery on a hill overlooking Mbala contains the history of the town's colonial past.

“The oddest pub in South Africa,” inspired by a practical joke.

A tiny slice shop hides down an unmarked hallway in a Las Vegas casino.

A private Las Vegas horse ranch adorned with whimsical artwork.

A homage to the King at the hotel where he revived his career.

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

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

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

Enjoy classic musicals with a home-cooked meal at this former staple of American social life.

More than half of this Indian palace is drowned but it looks all the more spectacular for it.

Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.

Open-air museum with a large collection of Soviet-era statues.

Museum deep in the catacombs of St. Michael the Archangel Church is explored by touch, sound, and smell.

Lithuania's outdoor sculpture trail of wooden folk art.

An ancient Greek physician is honored as a god at this hole-in-the-wall shrine.

A small shrine dedicated to a god of lightning and electronics.

This 400-year-old sweet shop serves a delicacy some have described as "edible incense."

This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.

This public toilet built in the famous Amsterdam School architectural style is a Dutch national monument.

The remains of a medieval wall discovered in the basement of a jewelry store.

The works of poetry's biggest names grace the walls of the city of Leiden, all carefully painted by hand.

The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.

Traditional 11th-century outdoor tannery.