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This retro café is a remnant of Japan’s post-war Argentine tango craze.

The large vessel is known as world’s only full-scale replica of a Confederate ironclad.

Catch rising stars of Appalachia’s music scene before they make it big at this restaurant and community hub.

A 16th-century convent became a contemporary art museum.

In the 1920s, this stretch of Roanoke became home to a thriving Black community.

An old locomotive hides deep in the forest.

Commemorating the "Little Giant" who ran for the presidency.

Twenty-four works by the last great Mexican muralist tell the story of Tlaxcala.

On a clear afternoon, you can see mountain peaks more than 40 miles away from this clearing in the Pisgah National Forest.

An early 1900s temple features unique architecture and murals.

The first burial place of the Harmonist Society, a utopian community for which the surrounding town of Harmony is named.

Off a back road near Waterville Valley, one can find a castle turret built by an eccentric reverend over 100 years ago.

A riverside mansion built in the 1770s still stands near the town of Wai.

Every Friday night, Appalachian string-bands turn this country store and soda fountain into a raucous jamboree.

An indoor botanical garden for tropical plants looks like a giant cylinder lying on its side.

Located in the large-scale shopping mall is an otherwise unassuming aquarium featuring species native to Okinawa waters.

Lake Phewa is home to the only island temple in Nepal.

This 16th-century missionary site features Catholic murals, stone carvings, and fortress-like architecture.

This coastal rock formation resembles a churning cauldron at high tide.

This outdoor sculpture gallery is a modern-day homage to Andean culture and history.

Marvel at 400-year-old trees in one of the last remaining old-growth Appalachian forests.

Dine in a former general store from the Roaring Twenties, when Eggleston was a hot springs boomtown.

An ancient Lord Shiva temple contains replica models of all twelve Jyotirlinga temples.

This 16th-century covered market is still open everyday.