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An abandoned early 20th-century mansion towers over a cliff in a southern Peruvian beach town.

The forest hides a cemetery where members of the British Legion rest in peace.

Wildflower-filled 19th-century cemetery is a bucolic final resting place.

A Hakka walled village preserved as it was in the 19th century.

A burial ground restored by a determined Boy Scout, where fragments of America’s early history rest beneath weathered stones.

This historic 17th-century site once served as a secluded meditation retreat.

A pair of whimsical homes in Texas shaped like oversized Western wear.

Odd castle-like structures for collecting water sticking out of the Mississippi River.

One of Hawaiʻi’s most notable historic petroglyph fields lies within a major resort.

Stand astride the International Date Line in Fiji, with one foot in two different days.

The largest aviary in Southeast Asia is a green haven in the heart of the city.

An enigmatic temple with complicated history, at the center of Sri Lanka.

Enjoy traditional Louisiana-style gumbo and the spirit of Southern hospitality 7,000 miles from New Orleans.

This Buddhist temple may have the best example of a Pure Land garden in Japan.

Ancient cave temple near a massive Buddha statue.

Interactive museum complete with costumed re-enactors and the only known surviving chest from the Boston Tea Party.

This temple, in the oldest area of Pune, may date back to the second century.

This hike brings visitors closer to Taipei 101, once the world’s tallest building, than any other trail.

Sip whiskey in a powerhouse that once belonged to a storied hydroelectric dam.

Japan’s tallest Godzilla statue contains a piece of the original 1954 film within its base.

An unexpected treasure trove of military oddities, Turkish interior design, and North Korean art.

A mass of iron named for the fire-dwelling mythological amphibian sits alongside the first west coast iron furnace.

Only reachable by boat, a small Tanzanian national park is home to the chimpanzees that Jane Goodall spent her career studying.

The oldest Egyptian obelisk still standing in its original site.