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Oaxaca, Mexico

Mercado de la Merced

Start your morning off with an epic food crawl in this market east of Oaxaca’s historic center.
Diana Hubbell Added by Diana Hubbell
Cologne, Germany

Chandelier Hall

An elegant chandelier hangs over this ancient sewer chamber, now open for concerts and public tours.
Added by ThomasSchneider62
Sheffield, England

Sheffield Megatron

Explore these Victorian-era tunnels under a bustling train station.
Added by fraxinus
Christchurch, New Zealand

C1 Espresso

Get your meal delivered via pneumatic at this former post office.
Added by scottgurian
London, England

The World Time Today

Tucked away in a London Tube station, this 1920s linear clock shows the time across the world all at once.
AdOYo Added by AdOYo
Danbury, Connecticut

Danbury Railway Museum

This historic railway museum may have lost its passengers but not its love for trains.
Added by KG
Hanover, Germany

Kuppelaufzug

This feat of German engineering is one of the only elevators in the world following a curved path.
Added by cdanesh
Cawston, British Columbia

Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory

One of Canada's premier radio observatories sits in a radio-quiet valley outside Penticton.
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Hat Creek, California

Hat Creek Radio Observatory

The first radio telescope dedicated to the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.
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Sendai, Japan

Hosoya’s Sandwich

Established in 1950, this humble burger joint is the oldest surviving one in Japan.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Café De Dokter

The smallest bar in Amsterdam has stayed in the family since 1798.
Olga Lisina Added by Olga Lisina
Minoh, Japan

Momotaro

Try maple leaf tempura at the trailside shop that brought it back from oblivion.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Mexico City, Mexico

Xochimilco Raised Fields

These floating gardens show what Mexico City used to look during the Aztec Empire.
Porden Added by Porden
Taichung City, Taiwan

Liu's Bakery

Try Taiwan's iconic Apple Bread—which traditionally contains no apples—at the bakery that invented it.
John ChungEn Liu Added by John ChungEn Liu
Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn Seltzer Museum

Try an original egg cream at this museum located inside one of the last surviving old-fashioned seltzer factories in America.
Added by Huebschfrau
Los Angeles, California

Samuel Freeman House

This forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright house is an architectural marvel at the end of a sleepy residential street.
jessicahester1 Added by jessicahester1
Los Angeles, California

Barnsdall Art Park

This hilltop park offers magnificent views and a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece.
Taylor Majewski Added by Taylor Majewski
Toronto, Ontario

First Toronto Post Office

The first post office in Toronto still operates today, complete with quill pens and ink for writing letters.
Herman Purrmann the German Added by Herman Purrmann the German
Malahat, British Columbia

Malahat Skywalk

This 820-foot-high spiral ramp is a walkway to the sky.
Added by wilkersong79193
Barcelona, Spain

Can Culleretes

It’s Christmas every day at Barcelona’s oldest restaurant.
Diana Hubbell Added by Diana Hubbell
Tomioka, Japan

Tomioka Silk Mill

The World Heritage-designated site of Japan’s industrial revolution, once mistaken as a den of vampires.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Aomori, Japan

Nebuta Museum Wa Rasse

Celebrating the famous Nebuta festival of Aomori and showcasing its huge papier-mâché floats.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden
Los Angeles, California

The Munch Box

A 1950s Googie burger stand is now a Los Angeles landmark.
Added by calicoyote
Brno, Czechia

‘Waiting Adam’

The smallest statue in Brno will keep you company under the clock on Česká Street.
Fred Cherrygarden Added by Fred Cherrygarden