Lyon, France
La Fourvière Funicular
The world's first funicular powered by a steam engine.
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Lyon, France
The world's first funicular powered by a steam engine.
Bangkok, Thailand
Time-travel through Thai cuisine drawn from vintage cookbooks and little-known ingredients.
Pune, India
An unassuming residential square in the oldest area of Pune is believed to be the oldest continuously inhabited part of the city.
Muxima, Angola
One of Africa’s most important Marian shrines was once a slave trading port.
Liming Village, Taiwan
This old shop has been selling plum juice in central Taipei for over 60 years.
London, England
These oversized fruit sculptures honor the contributions of the Windrush generation.
Reykjavik, Iceland
The remains of a hospital that housed over 200 leprosy patients.
Al Jazeera Al Hamra, United Arab Emirates
This abandoned fishing village may or may not be haunted.
Bokopukhuri Habi, India
The 700-year old burial mounds of the Ahom Kingdom.
Leesburg, Virginia
The house where Robert E. Lee planned the Battle of Antietam is said to be haunted by the ghost of a Civil War soldier.
Virginia City, Nevada
This larger-than-life portrait in Nevada's silver boomtown is decorated with over 3,000 silver dollars.
Bangkok, Thailand
This Chinatown hole-in-the-wall serves what might be the ultimate oyster omelet.
Pune, India
Twelve model temples sit inside this 900-year old Hindu complex.
Bangkok, Thailand
For more than 30 years, this stalwart has been one of the few restaurants in Bangkok specializing in northern Thai cuisine.
York, Pennsylvania
Take a walk through the history of strength sports—from the early Olympic Games to modern day.
Prague, Czechia
According to local legend, the devil shattered this column after losing a bet.
Yassıhüyük, Turkey
The oldest known standing wooden building in the world is a chamber inside a burial mound.
San Martín Tilcajete, Mexico
Legacy of Isidoro Cruz Hernández, one of the most crucial artists in the history of the alebrijes craft in this town.
Chiriaco Summit, California
A museum dedicated to the life and career of the gifted but controversial general.
Bangkok, Thailand
This neon-lit back-alley spot deals in good vibes and curries that pack a punch.
Glasgow, Scotland
An extended zoological collection that doubles as a time capsule.
Salé, Morocco
An immense coastal necropolis with an outstanding view of the nearby kasbah
Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok’s most beloved fried chicken spot lets its garlic-burrowed birds do the talking.
Arlington, Virginia
Situated in a bustling intersection, this "mobile" monument that honors local veterans from five different wars has moved several times but appears to have found its final resting place.