A volcanic crater that visitors can look inside.

One of Ayutthaya’s most iconic locations is a mysterious, hauntingly surreal miracle.

A public center dedicated to showcasing and conserving the enormous shaggy Poitou donkey.

Sample sweets at an Art Nouveau candy shop that's been in business since 1874.

This iconic “station bento” comes in an earthenware pot you can take home and repurpose.

An old spa town in the mountains of Romania where, according to legend, the great hero Hercules once bathed.

An unusual structure of stone and glass honoring one of Japan’s most eminent Christian leaders who founded the non-church movement.

One of the oldest show caves in Arkansas.

This Asian-inspired tower in a lush urban park provides spectacular panoramic views of Baltimore.

This museum, established in Butte's lost Chinatown, celebrates Asian-American culture in what was once the world's largest mining camp.

Stuck in a bygone era, the oldest subterranean shopping street in Japan hides beneath the popular Asakusa district of Tokyo.

A small section in the Bank of Korea Museum dedicated to the many varieties of the Joseon dynasty’s iconic coinage.

For nearly 50 years, this San Francisco nonprofit has been serving as a mix of recycling center and art school.

After the comedian dissed a Connecticut town on his show, they named a sewage treatment plant after him.

At almost 1,000 years old, this is the oldest known door in all of Britain.

Towering sandstone rock formations where 'The Chronicles of Narnia' was filmed.

This kitschy, kinky homage to Taipei’s old “grandpa shops” is full of eye-candy.

The best bagels in Berlin are tucked away in an independent bookstore.

This world-class vineyard has a peculiar collection of contemporary sculptures scattered across the property.

A replica of the gaslit streetlamp under which three teenagers founded a football club.

While seemingly a cruel joke, this bench actually honors an esteemed member of the community who passed away in 2006.

One of the largest statues in Israel was erected to protest pollution.

A lonely chimpanzee lures you into a narrow alley leading to this hidden shrine.

A rare specimen of an iconic extinct animal in downtown Sydney.