An abandoned church gets a second life as a massive beer hall and event space.

Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.

Fiery-hot river rocks make soup sizzle at this restaurant showcasing indigenous Chinantec cuisine.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

The frozen treats at this Cape Town parlor are inspired by Africa's food cultures.

An indigenous ethnobotanist runs this brunch spot celebrating Australia’s native flavors.

The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.

Tokyo’s only Ainu restaurant serves Indigenous food from northern Japan.

Armenian monks at an island monastery in the Venetian Lagoon make a rare rose petal jam.

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.

Residents of Berlin take their coffee and cake in one of the city’s most restful spaces: a cemetery.

Martha's Vineyard's most beloved speakeasy sells late-night pastries.

A historic pub with traditional Irish cuisine, fine drinks, and a paranormal past.

"Di amigo y entra" at this Argentinian Middle Earth-inspired pub.

This wondrous hideaway is suspended in a bamboo forest above a sanctuary for rescued llamas and alpacas.

The beauty of urban decay, hiding some dark secrets.

One of the largest-ever mental hospitals now sits abandoned, surrounded by 25,000 unmarked graves.

A giant 400-acre preserve in North Florida for displaced wolves.

Japanese gardens dedicated to the Japanese farmer that refused to throw in the trowel.

The only Florida state park with publicly accessible caves.

The oldest house of worship in Palm Beach has a wonderful tropical garden.

A beautifully detailed Victorian house designed to be easy to flee, built by a man haunted by fire.

One of the world’s largest and deepest freshwater springs, where mastodons once roamed.

Constant erosion has created a surreal landscape of bleached and preserved fallen trees.