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The World Heritage-designated site of Japan’s industrial revolution, once mistaken as a den of vampires.

Past the megayachts in the hyper-modern marina of Vouliagmeni is a small, well-hidden chapel adorned with pebbles and maritime imagery.

An enormous boulder deposited by the Scabland floods lies in the Quincy Basin among a host of smaller boulders.

Behind this unmarked facade lies the original bomba—a crunchy orb of fried mashed potatoes stuffed with minced meat.

Sink your spoon into a luscious crema Catalana at this former urban dairy farm.

Set up in 1953, abandoned in 1978, and became a movie set in 2009.

These rural ruins are of a Midwestern hotel that was once an elegant spa for the wealthy, then a gangster’s hideaway, and finally a haunted retreat.

Grab a slice of Catalonia’s famous flatbread in a space with ancient Roman roots.

This 820-foot-high spiral ramp is a walkway to the sky.

This prehistoric burial site is where one of Japan’s most iconic ancient idols was found.

Listen to Malta’s musical heritage while relaxing in the park.

It’s Christmas every day at Barcelona’s oldest restaurant.

Start your day with a Catalan-style “fork breakfast”—complete with booze—at this rustic restaurant.

Once part of a living village, these buildings now house exhibits showcasing historical aspects of life in Ireland.

This shrine is home to an unusual trifold torii and a replica Trafalgar Square lion.

A symbol of hope, survival, and national character, especially after it rose phoenix like from the flames.

This rusty hull was used as fighter plane target practice during the Falklands War.

According to local folklore, a demon left his handprints on these boulders, which became the prefecture’s namesake.

Ghostly specters are said to haunt this secluded cave where a famed Wampanoag leader spent the final days of his life.

This statue of a deified “hag” is said to protect children from the common cold and coughing fits.

The only known remains of an extensive Maori settlement are preserved underneath an apartment building.

An elephant is carved onto the gravestone of a man who was crushed by one.

The northernmost of the 12 surviving feudal castles of Japan is known as a cherry blossom viewing spot.

Three mechanical figures—a soldier, a sailor, and Father Time—announce the time on this local landmark.