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Herndon, Virginia

Herndon Fortnightly Club

In 1889, a small group of women began meeting to discuss literature, art, and other topics. Their every-other-week salon grew into a lending library that still exists today.
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Tambov, Russia

Museum of Sin

A homemade anatomical collection of medical anomalies and accidental catastrophes.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia City Hall

This elaborate towering structure was once famed for its revolutionary height.
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Phattalung, Thailand

Kanomwaan Pakee

Make a beeline to this rural outpost for one of Thailand’s rarest desserts.
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George Town, Malaysia

Penang Jewish Cemetery

The oldest Jewish cemetery in Southeast Asia is a monument to a disappearing community.
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George Town, Malaysia

Nyonya Palazzo

Step inside a Nyonya eatery nestled within a historic museum.
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Brooklyn, New York

Paloma the Bakery

This nondescript coffee shop conceals one of the wildest patisseries in New York City.
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Athens, Greece

Krinos

This century-old, family-run bakery specializes in loukoumades, a Greek doughnut once served to ancient Olympians.
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Houston, Texas

Himalaya Restaurant

This South-by-South-Asian restaurant serves up Indian-spiced Southern fried chicken and a Desi-style pastrami.
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Hat Yai, Thailand

Kai Thawt Bat Khiw

Crunchy, fragrant, and complex, Hat Yai-style fried chicken is renowned throughout Thailand—here’s where to get it in its origin city.
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Kyoto, Japan

Nishiki Market

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

Betong Chicken Rice

Try Thailand’s distinctive take on Hainanese chicken rice at the source.
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Phuket Town, Thailand

Khanom Jeen Pa Mai

Tackle southern Thailand’s favorite dish at this hyper-casual Phuket Town restaurant.
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Fukuoka, Japan

Tomb of the Wet Kimono

The birthplace of the Japanese idiom "wet clothes" meaning “false accusation."
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Fukuoka, Japan

Sanatorium - Wonder Museum Annex

A bizarre, tuberculosis sanatorium-themed café moonlighting as an underground art gallery.
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Bimbia, Cameroon

The Slave Port of Bimbia

Buried deep in the forest near Limbe, this little known slave port became the point of no return for 10 percent of enslaved Africans.
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Varnja, Estonia

Samovar House

Learn to drink tea like an Estonian at this museum.
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Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

The Hebert Candy Mansion

This Tudor-style mansion is home to the first roadside confectioner in the United States.
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Paris, France

Debauve & Gallais

Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte were fans of this 200-year-old French chocolatier.
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Sagamihara, Japan

Used Tire Mart Sagamihara Store

More than 100 antique vending machines housed in a used tire shop sell everything from candy to sake and ramen.
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Saint-Pierre, Martinique

The Prison Cell of Ludger Sylbaris

The cell which saved the life of Ludger Sylbaris, "the man who lived through Doomsday."
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Seattle, Washington

Deep Sea Sugar & Salt

This fog-enshrouded, antique corner store sells individual slices of wedding-fancy layer cakes from a window.
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Oman

Snake Canyon

Nature's water park in the Wadi Bani Awf valley is full of pools flanked with cliffs and natural water slides.
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Nashville, Tennessee

Redheaded Stranger

House a green chile pork Crunchwrap swaddled in hot, fresh tortillas.
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