A five-square-mile slice of Spain on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa.

Underwater restaurant at the coral reefs of Eilat.

This tree was extinct for a thousand years before sprouting again from a 2,000-year-old seed.

Fascinating early attempt at a Jewish autonomous settlement.

19th century cemetery hidden in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

This picturesque abandoned home is rumored to be a spite house.

The Yonaguni Monument, a natural formation or the Japanese Atlantis?

The cafe that acts as the social hub for the small volcanic island of HMS Bounty fame.

The world's northernmost flowers cling tenuously to life on desolate Kaffeklubben Island.

Toy museum in a former tavern is the expression of one man's life pursuit of the aesthetic power of cartoon imagery.

New York City's only radical feminist independent bookstore.

The unedited photograph called "Bliss" has graced the screens of over a billion computers.

The largest Star Wars collection in the world is its own galaxy of collectibles.

Eat like pre-Columbian Native Americans in this New Mexico restaurant within the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center.

Martha's Vineyard's most beloved speakeasy sells late-night pastries.

Owned by Native American women, this brewery is a celebration of indigenous culture in the American Southwest.

The world's oldest soul food restaurant is also one of its best.

The world's largest underwater restaurant is submerged off the southern tip of Norway.

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

Sitting atop a rock on Michamvi Pingwe beach, this restaurant becomes its own island at high tide.

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.

A museum dedicated to the history and exploration of both popular music and science fiction.

Gaze upon chocolate sculptures depicting everything from chariot races to Gaudí's famous church at this shrine to sweets.

A beautiful but toxic fountain of mercury.