Porto, Portugal
McDonald's Imperial
This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.
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Porto, Portugal
This restored Portuguese cafe may well be the most beautiful place in the world to grab a Big Mac.
Pacifica, California
The most beautiful Taco Bell in the world even has surfboard parking.
Kyoto, Japan
This Kyoto Starbucks takes coffee drinkers back in time.
Santa Rosa, California
Hand-powered race of alternative forms of transportation.
Santa Rosa, California
This California family's ancestral melon is sold only here.
Santa Rosa, California
340 bicycles, 65 feet high.
Santa Rosa, California
Believe it or not, this is the final resting place of the man who created the Odditorium.
Bundaberg North, Australia
Peanut butter trees and miracle berries are just the beginning.
Adelaide, Australia
This store offers tastes of Aboriginal Australia, with some contemporary and global twists.
Kangaroo Island Council, Australia
An island off the coast of South Australia is home to the last purebred Ligurian bees.
Tirau, New Zealand
These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.
Keswick, Australia
Dine aboard the historic Ghan train while retracing early explorers' journey through the Outback.
Kigali, Rwanda
One of the capital's last independent milk bars remains a crucial community watering hole.
Nairobi, Kenya
Kenyan restaurant is a carnivore's paradise, serving exotic meats at its ultimate 'Beast of a Feast.'
Lalibela, Ethiopia
An otherworldly restaurant perched on the edge of a jagged cliff next to a medieval holy city.
Asmara, Eritrea
Wander among hulking piles of rusted machinery left over from the Eritrean-Ethiopian War.
Asmara, Eritrea
Eritrea's futuristic gas station is a nod to Italy's fascist history.
Accra, Ghana
This grounded passenger jet is now a restaurant, complete with rows of seats and “flight attendant” servers.
El Jadida, Morocco
Enjoy fresh-baked bread and fish from a repurposed Portuguese fortress.
Tataouine, Tunisia
A 15th-century granary that played the role of futuristic slave quarters in the world of 'Star Wars.'
Qasr al Hajj, Libya
A fortress-like granary that has been continually in use for more than nine centuries.
Mexico, Philippines
In her ancestral home, one chef preserves ancient Filipino recipes and serves up traditional, home-cooked food to history-loving foodies.
Seoul, South Korea
Tracking the 1,500-year history of Korea's star cabbage.
Jingwan-gil, South Korea
An all-female order shares an ancient culinary art with visitors at their mountaintop monastery.