The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

One of the most acclaimed eateries in Arkansas is a two-table diner on the ground floor of a family home.

Loyal fans of one television's most famous painters still come to pay their respects.

Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

An island in the middle of a lake, in the middle of a volcano, in the middle of a bigger lake, in the middle of a bigger island, in an archipelago, in the Pacific Ocean.

Get a taste of Chamorro cuisine, family-style, at this popular restaurant.

An eatery in a shallow river where diners can enjoy their meal mere feet from the base of an artificial waterfall.

Founded by members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, this one-room joint's James Beard–winning fry bread is light as a cloud.

A Saint Nicholas-themed ghost town in the Mojave desert.

The Arctic Archipelago is home to world's largest third order island: an island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island.

Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.

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Taihape's claim to fame is a fictional Kiwi farmer wearing gumboots.

This museum/fur store is devoted to educating guests on how awful opossums can be.

A cabin completely covered in coffee mugs, where visitors are welcome to leave one of their own—if they can find an empty nail.

This Vietnamese bar doubles as a multistory labyrinth.

For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.

In the loving memory of a tragically deceased role-player this Illinois park is decked out with both dungeons and dragons.

A Swedish farm is the world's only producer of the rare, creamy delicacy that is moose cheese.

Sail in for a ’dam good slice.

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie The Fugitive can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

It may seem a little out of place in a tiny village, but the inspiring story of its creation made headlines.

Home to the world's oldest wooden building.

One of the oldest living oak trees in the Southeast.