The oldest philatelic museum in the United States.

The first U.S. town to secede from the Union, only to vote themselves right back in.

A bibliophile's heaven that contains hundreds of bookstores, offering over a third of secondhand books for sale in Tokyo.

For this chef, an active volcano is his oven.

Order scoops of pandan, lychee, and black sesame at this family-run institution.

Unique flavors and plant sap make this ice cream special.

Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

The pharmacy's retro ice cream mixer is one of the last of its kind.

Founded during the Ayutthaya era, this unique Buddhist temple remains shipshape to this day.

Pickles belong on pizza and this freewheeling outpost proves it.

A rainbow of kulfi and falooda flows from this Indian-style ice cream parlor.

This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.

An emporium of communication in Vitória's Old City.

A sun-filled museum featuring an ever-rotating collection of classic and exotic cars.

Entire apothecaries are on display at this Lisbon museum, which explores the history of medicine.

This museum celebrates the history of Japanese advertising, from feudal business tricks to modern T.V. commercials.

The history of knife-making in this French city is explored through this museum.

In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.

The intriguing personal collection of a professional demon-chaser.

A museum dedicated to the Spanish occult in a town that was terrorized by the Inquisition.

Crammed into several rooms of a Staten Island home, this museum is a vodka-soaked paean to the pleasures of drinking.

One of the largest open-pit copper mining operations in the entire country.

After a short-lived attempt to bring America in line with the rest of the world, this road was left in metric.