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Byzantine emperors ruled, lived, and died in this 13th-century palace-turned-museum.

The life of one of America's pre-eminent painters is frozen in time in the home where he lived, worked, and died.

Intricate, eye-catching, award-winning rubber sculptures liven up this Pennsylvania town.

An aromatic exploration of the rich history and flavors of this German town's famous gingerbread.

Open since 1690, this former teahouse makes “strength mochi” based on the centuries-old recipe.

The greatest collection of New Orleans masking and processional traditions covering everything from Baby Dolls to Skull and Bone gangs.

This float factory takes the mask off of Mardi Gras and lets visitors see where the magic happens.

The former site of Fukuoka’s legendary ramen joint works hard to guide customers to the “original” original.

Taiwan’s iconic dish is in peak form here.

This time-honored eatery near Hoàn Kiếm Lake serves the classic pairing of rice vermicelli soup and savory sticky rice.

A microbiologist-chef is slinging noodles with hyperlocal Nordic ingredients.

This crab paste noodle soup specialist has been doling out its namesake dish for more than four decades.

This love letter to Poland serves bracing dill pickle soup and plump pierogis.

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

Fresh wooden posts have been added to ancient holes to recreate a primitive henge clock.

The kind of mixed-up place that drives archaeologists crazy.

No one really knows how these old hobby horses got here, but the herd keeps growing.

This ancient Hawaiian henge may have been an early star chart.

A collection of massive stacked rocks in Texas includes a snarky note on the benefits of modern technology.

Designed by the company that provided water to the entire community.

Since the 1930s, this Pennsylvania town has celebrated the humble tomato.

One of the world's oldest continually operating bookstores.

This family of wooden moose statues have become local celebrities in their hometown.

A monument to an Irish secret society thought to be responsible for a string of violent attacks in Pennsylvania coal mines.