The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.

This ice cream parlor serves scoops of flavors like rakia, medlar, and poppy seed.

Visit a family-run restaurant that has been serving the epitome of soul food for more than seven decades.

If you want to get married in the White Marble City of Ashgabat, you should do it in this surreal disco ball building.

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

Designed to allow funerals to proceed over the River Dulnain.

An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.

For more than 170 years, this family-run bakery has been serving Berlin’s best Baumkuchen, or “tree cake.”

A secret door leads to this cozy dive that sells only “milk.”

In 806, Kobo Daishi began meditating on Mount Misen. The Buddhist monk lit this holy fire, which has been kept burning for 1,200 years.

This ruined fort and statue are a testament to the last king of Kaua‘i’s savvy diplomacy skills, which briefly brought Russians to Hawai‘i.

The legendary cliffside castle of three-time Voivode of Wallachia, Vlad the Impaler.

The cutest way to stay safe in traffic.

One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."

This 24-hour vending machine serves up homemade treats inspired by the local Japanese snow monkeys.

A Jenga-style cylindrical tower of books that appears to go on forever.

This Jewish bakery, among the last in the region, sells legendary sweets from a century-old storefront.

All of the Malaysian sweets at this shop are made daily with a whole lot of love.

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

Crouch down, stretch tall, and be sure to flail your legs to pay homage to the Monty Python classic.

A tea party concludes each visit to this Russian spice cookie sanctum.

Legend says this mysterious stone head belongs to a woman who was petrified by an alchemist.

The oldest operating pharmacy in the world features 800-year-old recipes.

More than 450 years ago, an Italian nun became the first woman to paint the iconic subject.