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Sapporo, Japan

Dog's Roasted Sweet Potato Stand

The only thing sweeter than the potatoes is the canine proprietor of this roadside stall.
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Ouidah, Benin

La Porte du Non-Retour (The Door of No Return)

A monument to the more than one million enslaved Africans deported from the port of Ouidah.
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Kolkata, India

Nahoum and Sons

This Jewish bakery, among the last in the region, sells legendary sweets from a century-old storefront.
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Tokyo, Japan

Mistral Bleu Train Bar

A cool dive bar, off the beaten track.
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Gao, Mali

Tomb of Askia

The most important and best preserved remnant of West Africa's powerful Songhai Empire.
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Sydney, Australia

Trim the Cat

The statue honors an adventurous seafaring cat.
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Larne, Northern Ireland

Blackcave Tunnel and the Devil's Churn

The "Black Arch" guards the entrance to the picturesque Glens of Antrim.
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Amman, Jordan

Umayyad Palace

This restored eighth-century palace is a shining example of ancient Umayyad architecture.
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Genk, Belgium

Cycling Through Water

This bike path was sunk below water level for maximum wonder.
Alex Mayyasi Added by Alex Mayyasi
Poznań, Poland

Edmund Szyc Stadium

An abandoned football stadium with a tragic past.
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Bangkok, Thailand

Jok's Kitchen

A three-table eatery sits inside the home-kitchen of a seafood virtuoso in Bangkok's Chinatown.
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Luxor, Egypt

The Tomb of Nefertari

Known as the Sistine Chapel of Egypt, this tomb houses some of the most well-preserved paintings in Egypt.
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Keflavík, Iceland

Giantess Cave

A popular Icelandic children's story comes to life inside this cave.
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Stokkseyri, Iceland

Draugasetrid

Inside this museum, visitors venture through ghost stories entrenched in Icelandic folklore.
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Hveragerði, Iceland

Hveragerdi Bus Stop

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

Hawker Chan Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle

This Singaporean food-court stall was home to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meal.
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Glasgow, Scotland

Botanic Gardens Railway Station

The abandoned transportation hub hides within the Glasgow attraction it once served.
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Chennai, India

Burma Bazaar

A gray market run by Burmese Indians offers a portal to a forgotten period in history.
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Rawang, Malaysia

Taman Eko Rimba Kanching Waterfalls

Not far from the bustle of Kuala Lumpur is an amazing waterfall that navigates seven vertical drops.
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Bronx, New York

Cafe al Mercato

Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.
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La Palma, Spain

La Fajana Natural Pools

You can soak in three relaxing pools filled daily by the tide.
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Jingzhou, China

Guan Yu Statue

China has many statues of the general and war god, but none are as epic as this.
Tony Dunnell Added by Tony Dunnell
Nouakchott, Mauritania

Port de Pêche

Thousands of colorful pirogues showcase ingenious craftsmanship at the largest fishermen port in Nouakchott.
Max Cortesi Added by Max Cortesi
Alxa, China

Heicheng Ruins

Sited in an Inner Mongolian desert are the remnants of an important trade stop along the Silk Road.
Added by Rachel Gould