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Swarms of dainty flying insects swarm into the Petaloudes Valley to get busy.

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

On the edge of the Valles Caldera National Preserve, these rock formations create an eerie landscape.

This family-owned restaurant celebrates Native American cuisine.

The oldest continuously-operating Chinese restaurant in the United States has been in business since 1911.

A temple featuring a giant Tudigong statue, quirky roadside dinosaurs, and stunning Taipei panoramas.

The world's longest known cave system.

Near the mouth of the Yodo River, this museum offers visitors six floors of hands-on learning about Osaka's raw sewage.

A shrine contains nearly 200 statues of the Buddhist deity Jizo, dressed in bibs by parents who have lost a child.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

The divine septet of Japanese fortune gods are rendered in 1,000-year-old wood at this peaceful site.

This isolated Japanese mountain village untouched by time showcases unique and stunning traditional architecture.

One of the newest mosques in a city filled with thousands.

No one is sure if the world's fourth-largest diamond had been found in a rubbish heap or was pawned by Napoleon's mom.

A gigantic statue of a Russian soldier watches over the ancient city of Plovdiv, a prominent reminder of the Soviet period in Bulgaria.

A collection of items from a way of life that no longer exists.

Dine on Hungarian-Jewish dishes at this multigenerational, family-run institution.

This memorial to a murdered empress took 20 years to design, then spent 30 years hidden away in storage.

A two-way chairlift system between Zugliget and the highest point in the city.

A museum capturing one of the world's most famous classical composer's battle with hearing loss.

A gift from Emperor Franz Joseph I to his wife.

Along the edge of this fountain are 365 smaller fountains that represent the days of the year.

The solemn exterior conceals an opulent interior of this 17th century church.

An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.