The oldest liquor store in the country is a model of resilience and mischief.

Drink and learn at this striking ode to coffee culture and history.

A serene mountaintop temple complex featuring one big, bronze Buddha.

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.

Features unique photographic collections by women of the American West and historical attractions such as a two-story outhouse.

Many miles south of Loch Ness, a similarly-named sea monster stands at the center of a roundabout.

This massive statue of John Muir on the side of a California highway was carved from a redwood tree.

This shop filled with oddities and knick-knacks is named for a 19th-century charlatan.

This unique rock formation has become a popular walking trail.

Local lore says the devil built this beautiful medieval bridge to help a fleeing bandit.

An abandoned mine now resembles a post-apocalyptic landscape of derelict buildings and blood-red pools of water.

Dedicated to the armor and weapons used by the legendary Japanese warriors.

A prison tower–like edifice honoring a beloved local benefactor.

This hidden bridge is where local children leave gifts and messages for the island's fay folk.

An unassuming music museum recounts the rags to riches story of a dramatic Portuguese genre.

A century-old prison in the heart of Vilnius is now a lively bar, dance club, and artist residency.

Experience the glam side of air travel without leaving the ground at this speakeasy.

Past the hills and beyond the graveyard, this church feels extremely out of place.

A massive stone fox oversees a Rotterdam elementary school crosswalk.

An 18th-century hideout became a permanent and ongoing residence for one Lesotho tribe.

Banished from town, this local jester concocted a clever return.

This stately clock was gifted from China's last imperial government to the people of Mexico.

A flock of peculiar-colored sheep graze in this small Swedish town.

A submerged village appears when dam levels drop.