Located in a remote mountain valley in Yamagata Prefecture, these hot springs have attracted bathers for over 450 years.

The oldest dim sum restaurant in the United States is a nostalgic jewel.

An architectural relic that survived the hands of time.

Take a ride back in time with a steam locomotive trip through Eritrea’s mountainous countryside.

Have a soak at this retro bathhouse, where you will find Japan's first electric bath, tiling from Spain, and wood carvings representing the Japanese invasion of Manchuria.

A half-century-old handmade dim sum joint opens daily at 3:00 a.m.

This restaurant offers the original California cuisine.

Fiery-hot river rocks make soup sizzle at this restaurant showcasing indigenous Chinantec cuisine.

This museum explores the history of the book, from scrolls to mass-produced objects through tools, stories, and massive cast-iron binding machinery (some of it operational).

This decaying complex from the early 1900s was once the site of massive iron and fluorite mines.

It takes a nine-mile hike to reach these hot springs, but weary hikers are rewarded with stunning views and a warm soak.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

A sudden forest of traditional Papua New Guinean art works is hidden in a corner of Stanford University.

The world's most famous donkey lives in this pen.

Hidden among the multi-million dollar mansions in the Santa Cruz hills is a sanctuary for troubled birds.

Existing for more than four centuries, the last of Hakone’s historic teahouses serves a sweet, mold-based rice drink.

Described by William Wordsworth as a "World of Wonder."

Italy's only urban waterfall has enchanted artists and travelers for centuries.

This roadside stand packs 300-plus varieties of tomatoes, from "Maiden's Fire" to "Kaleidoscopic Jewel."

According to one legend, this bridge was crafted after monkeys formed a body-bridge across the gorge.

Led Zeppelin wrote some of their most iconic songs at this little 18th-century Welsh cottage.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.