An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.

Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.

Rare moles meet activism at this Oaxacan eatery.

Serving Central Asian breads that range from cracker-crisp to warm and fluffy, this bakery brings Bukhara to Queens.

One of New York's best collections of pinball is hidden in a secret bar in the back of this laundromat.

A ruthless Soviet relocation campaign birthed a new cuisine, and this humble restaurant.

Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

Amid the clacking of snooker balls, diners tuck into fiery Bhutanese fare.

The South Carolina competition challenges you to trap as much grits on your body as possible.

Crammed into several rooms of a Staten Island home, this museum is a vodka-soaked paean to the pleasures of drinking.

A restaurant on Staten Island showcases a different grandmother’s cooking every night.

A museum in the former home of Marxist revolutionary Leon Trotsky.

The famous artist couple lived and worked here, in two different houses connected by a bridge.

The best place in New York to pick up the controversial, notoriously foul-smelling Asian "king of fruits."

Mexico City's largest market contains a Willy Wonka-esque wonderland.

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

Once home to an aristocratic family and a workers' organization, this intricately tiled building now houses a chain restaurant.

Eclectic collections, artwork, and some feline friends fill the writer's former home.

Thailand's distressed elephants find peace at this Chiang Mai sanctuary.

This upscale streetwear store is hidden behind a fake Snapple machine in the back of a deli.

A classic roadside attraction on Vermont's historic Route 5.

Who knew the Devil's domain was a hot spot for tubing?

“Wagon Jobber" turned smokehouse magnate's family-owned business is still going strong 100 years later.