This time-honored eatery near Hoàn Kiếm Lake serves the classic pairing of rice vermicelli soup and savory sticky rice.

Unbeknownst to many, this fountain was erected as a tomb and still holds the remains of a Frenchman.

Large rocks have been painted to whimsically resemble wild and farm animals.

Visit Lima’s one-stop-shop for sustainably sourced and produced Peruvian chocolate.

The little bear in the "funny kind of hat" has made his way from London back to Peru.

Coins and medals straight from the mint await visitors to this shop in the nation's capital.

This historic "City of the Dead" lies prominently in the center of New Orleans' famous Garden District.

After the oysters have been shucked, and the restaurant's been shuttered, the terrazzo sidewalk from the 1940s is all that remains.

The second oldest continuously operating bar in Louisiana.

The only rotating bar in New Orleans has been slowly spinning since 1949.

A 200-year-old bar in the historic French Quarter refuses to give up its place in history, nor its role in securing ours.

An outdoor urban gallery of large-scale artworks by the world's most influential street artists.

At the most northwestern point of the contiguous United States lies a trail leading through an ancient forest to stunning cliff-side vistas and massive oceanside caves.

When flour explodes, it's not a pretty sight.

An eatery within the Minneapolis American Indian Center writes colonial ingredients out of the story of Native American cuisine.

20,000 pieces in a Frank Gehry-designed building.

These ominous lava formations were said to be an entrance to the netherworld so of course they inspired a famous metal band.

The remnants of the base where US Army troops learned how to fight in extreme conditions.

The eerie ruins of a remote abandoned hamlet said to be founded by the survivors of a shipwreck.

Enjoy dishes that founding fathers once ate at this Colonial Williamsburg pub.

The longest spit in the United States ends at a lighthouse in the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

These falls, sometimes called the "Niagara of the West," still put on a good show at the right time of year.

An oddly specific collection of handmade dolls remembers the women of the White House.

Crystal clear lake with a shoreline of travertine located in a Colorado canyon.