A downtown filled with nearly deserted historic buildings was revived as a pastel paradise.

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

This unique art installation used boiler tubes from a decommissioned power plant to resemble Antelope Canyon.

A gorgeous, nostalgic café housed in a lofty old warehouse, lit only by petroleum lamps.

A smug-looking cat representing an humorous Russian expletive.

This retro café is a remnant of Japan’s post-war Argentine tango craze.

This historical marker is all that remains of Octagon City, Kansas, a failed vegetarian utopia.

The “bridge of return” is haunted by a myriad of legends, from ghosts to demons to nuptial superstitions.

P-town goes wild for the malassadas at this 87-year-old institution.

In the middle of a sleepy Paraguayan village, a more than 20-meter-tall medieval castle protrudes into the air.

The tennis legend became the best in the world (partly) thanks to practicing his strokes against this garage door as a kid.

If Myrtle Beach is the mini golf capital of the world, this is its crowning glory.

Once a safe haven for Black patrons and performers—including Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington—during the Jim Crow era, portions of this nightclub and motel have been restored to welcome a new kind of visitor.

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.

A small museum celebrating the work of a Mississippi artist who had a unique connection with the natural world.

This modernist bridge highlights the bear as a symbol of Madrid.

The Devil’s Porridge tells the story of HM Factory Gretna and the munitions girls who mixed deadly chemicals.

This disputed feline sculpture is Sweden's first MeToo monument.

This Khmer temple is named after a young woman who sacrificed herself to protect the city from a disastrous deluge.

Now a retreat center for the faithful, it once provided training for clergy—but it began as a farm owned by a famed financier and his opera singer wife, who built a surprise in the backyard.

The oldest vestiges of Madrid found here, have been incorporated into this new museum.

Catch a live show while drinking cocktails made with local spirits.

This no-frills joint has some of the most sublime Cantonese barbecue in town.