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North Haven, Maine

North Haven Oyster Co.

A far-flung tidal inlet off the coast of Maine produces some of the state’s tastiest oysters.
Sponsored by Visit Maine
Tonopah, Nevada

The Mizpah Hotel

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.
Page, Arizona

Street of the Little Motels

These mid-century motels once housed the workers who built the Glen Canyon Dam.
Nontron, France

Soufflaculs de Nontron

This pair of statues commemorates a once-widespread carnival tradition of blowing on each other’s butts with bellows.
Lubec, Maine

McCurdy Smokehouse

This waterfront museum in Maine is dedicated to the history of the smoked-herring trade.
Wiesenthau, Germany

Walberla

An ancient pagan site swirling with legends in the foothills of Franconian Switzerland.
London, England

Sloane Square Tube Station

One of London's lost rivers runs through a pipe over the tracks of this subway station.
Japan

Seikan Tunnel

The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.
London, England

London's Original and All-Inspiring Coffee House

The site of London's first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.
London, England

Mansion House Square

London's amazing modernist public square that never was.
London, England

Signs of Old Lombard Street

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.
London, England

Statue of James Henry Greathead

This statue of one of the engineers who created the London Underground hides a ventilation shaft for the tube lines that run under the street.
Tulare, California

Preston’s Pride

A B-17 bomber stands as a memorial to the residents of Tulare County who served in World War II.
Čačersk, Belarus

Chachersk Airplane

A decommissioned Soviet airplane has been used as a movie theater and a cultural center.
Dodgeville, Wisconsin

C-97 Stratofreighter at the Don Q Inn

One of the last surviving C-97s sits in a field in front of a Wisconsin inn.
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

Poças

Sample port and quinine-fortified wine at this fourth-generation winery near Porto.
Trafaria, Portugal

Piri Piri

Taste the precursor of peri-peri chicken at this restaurant just outside of Lisbon.
Porto, Portugal

Semea

Rabanadas, the Portuguese answer to French toast, are reborn here with a glassy sugar crust and a center as light as whipped cream.
Porto, Portugal

A Regaleira

The original version of Porto's most famous sandwich is just as good here as it was a century ago.
Queens, New York

The Underground Home

A hyper-luxurious, 12,000- square foot home might be buried beneath Queens, still waiting to protect you from nuclear missiles.
Queens, New York

Warung Selasa

Shop while you wait for a table in this tiny Indonesian eatery within a mini-mart.
Staten Island, New York

Holtermann's Bakery

In the middle of suburban Staten Island, a nearly 150-year-old bakery is preserving the art of a disappearing New York treat.
Bled, Slovenia

Bled Island Potica

On a small Slovenian island, diners can mix and match a classic cake into dozens of sweet and savory flavor combinations.
New Braunfels, Texas

Naegelin's Bakery

Texas's oldest bakery serves authentic German pastries, including legendary strudel.