Carrying on the legacy of a short-lived experimental school tucked away in the mountains of North Carolina.

To enter this cluttered-yet-cozy sanctum of Belgian brews, ring the bell and tell the gatekeepers you've come “to taste beer.”

Visitors to this Kentucky homestead turned museum are immediately transported back to the Antebellum south.

This ghost-town bar has bullet holes and plenty of stories lurking within its walls.

Come for the bread-themed puppet show, stay for the buffet.

One of the few Glatt kosher delis in the United States is a cornerstone of its Hasidic neighborhood.

This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."

An enormous pair of straw sandals woven in the traditional way—to keep demons at bay.

Shrine to Japanese water-goblins, complete with their preserved body parts.

Tragic reminders of the 1945 firebombing campaign over Tokyo still haunt this bridge.

One of Europe's oldest yew trees has lived more than 2,000 years.

This park contains one of the largest concentrations of cedar glades, a unique and rare ecosystem.

This once-forgotten oasis in the middle of Lisbon was first created over a century ago quite by accident.

A unique museum dedicated to the Gullah-Geechee people, housed within an old oyster cannery.

Historical Japanese-Dutch relations are honored with haunted rides and flower fields in this replica town.

The site of Japan's first major environmental disaster.

Founded in 1880, this humble brewery still practices a disappearing technique of sake-making.

A tiny chapel perched along a 14th-century bridge.

The first place where the scientific innovation known as radar was first demonstrated in Britain.

A strange-looking 18th-century tower sits on a tiny islet just off Livorno.

This abandoned, partly demolished building is now home to beautiful graffiti and murals.

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's greatest—and favorite—architectural masterpieces was almost lost.

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

This city square dates back to the Scottish Enlightenment and was home to some of Scotland's brightest minds.