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

Drinkslinger is an unlikely vocation for a Buddhist monk, but at this Tokyo bar the enlightenment is served in a martini glass.

Colloquially known as “piss alley,” this narrow street filled with tiny bars and barbecue stands looks like it was pulled straight out of “Blade Runner.”

This subterranean spot might be the epitome of Japan's baroque, retro coffee houses.

After giving up Michelin glamour for his Amish faith, one chef now makes stellar sausages in a small, off-the-grid shop.

Maine's oldest diner also happens to win acclaim for its elevated comfort food.

Built on the remains of one the Incas’ most important gathering spots, this square keeps the spirit of a fallen empire alive.

Situated on a sacred Inca site, this 16th-century cathedral took nearly 100 years to build.

This geometric feat is a testament to the Incas' mesmerizing architectural abilities.

Brooklyn's most iconic restaurant, resurrected.

A Wisconsin kitsch palace from the 1930s lives its second life in 21st-century Brooklyn.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

In Rome’s Jewish ghetto, a 200-year-old bakery still makes the neighborhood’s historic sweets.

The hot chocolate here all stems from small, sustainable microproducers in Chiapas and Tabasco.

Frida Kahlo's childhood home, now a museum of her life and works.

By night, this auto repair shop turns into a taquería serving up some of the city's finest al pastor tacos.

Some charming, but sadly, unloved animal statues call this park home.

Worm salt and other local ingredients are on the menu at this cult favorite ice cream shop.

Superstitious? Discover the witchy side of Mexico through its largest esoteric market.

An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.

Definitely not a clown bar.

In a quiet residential neighborhood, one restaurant fights to preserve heirloom corn, one tortilla at a time.

One of the city's few vendors selling the Sierra Norte's ancestral beverage lies within a hidden farmers market.

An off-grid art installation that encourages its visitors to imagine a world without waste.