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34.4437, -85.7186
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29.2459, -98.5521
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Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Shop #47 at Mwenge Woodcarvers Market
An exquisite and eclectic selection of African masks stands out within a massive woodcarving marketplace.
-6.7682, 39.2265
Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Catedral de Santa Isabel
The largest Christian church in the country is a complicated symbol of Spanish colonialism.
3.7571, 8.7827
Gishora, Burundi
Gishora Drum Sanctuary
This century-old site established by King Mwezi Gisabo preserves the art of Burundi's ancient drum rituals.
-3.3629, 29.9220
Musenyi, Burundi
Source du Nil
For millennia, explorers were obsessed with discovering the source of the Nile—is this small mountain stream really the answer?
-3.9151, 29.8379
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Hand of Timba
This monument memorializes a violent massacre where colonial police killed 50 striking dockworkers.
11.8572, -15.5807
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Presidential Palace
Built by Portuguese colonizers, the palace is now the seat of power for the independent nation.
11.8639, -15.5849
San Pablo City, Philippines
Waterfalls Restaurant
An eatery in a shallow river where diners can enjoy their meal mere feet from the base of an artificial waterfall.
14.0642, 121.3233
Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
Crystal Mosque
Extravagant mosque honors modern Islam.
5.3167, 103.1167
George Town, Malaysia
Wat Chaiya Mangkalaram
Giant relaxing Buddha in Malaysia.
5.4317, 100.3138
George Town, Malaysia
Cheong Fatt Tze's Blue Mansion
Once the private home of China’s most legendary tycoon, getting inside this stunning mansion no longer requires an elite pedigree or acts of daring.
5.4213, 100.3353
George Town, Malaysia
Penang Jewish Cemetery
The oldest Jewish cemetery in Southeast Asia is a monument to a disappearing community.
5.4175, 100.3261
George Town, Malaysia
Pinang Peranakan Mansion
The lavish, well-preserved home of a wealthy Baba Nyonya family is now a cultural museum.
5.4180, 100.3410
Singapore
Hawker Chan Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle
This Singaporean food-court stall is home to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meal.
1.2819, 103.8449
Singapore
Prisoner of War Steps
The history of those incarcerated in Singapore during World War II is etched into the bricks of a popular staircase.
1.3102, 103.8176
Darmstadt, Germany
Russian Chapel in Darmstadt
The last Tsar of Russia constructed this private church just so he could attend services when visiting his wife's hometown.
49.8764, 8.6670
Darmstadt, Germany
Waldspirale
A German apartment building hosting as many trees as human occupants.
49.8855, 8.6557
Darmstadt, Germany
The Darmstadt Dioramas
The zoological collection at the Hessisches Landesmuseum hosts some of the world's oldest habitat dioramas.
49.8749, 8.6533
Singapore
German Girl Shrine
A Singapore shrine to an unnamed German girl who has become a local deity.
1.4126, 103.9579
Hinatuan, Philippines
Hinatuan Enchanted River
A magically clear, blue river that seems to spring from nowhere.
8.4589, 126.3549
Acre, Israel
El-Jazzar Mosque
A stunning mosque owes its design to an Ottoman ruler nicknamed "the Butcher."
32.9234, 35.0704
New York, New York
Saint Vartan Armenian Cathedral
A replica of a 7th-century church hides in plain sight in the middle of the concrete jungle.
40.7452, -73.9752
New Jersey, Trinidad and Tobago
Pitch Lake
This peculiar lake of pitch is so thick and viscous that one can walk on its surface.
10.2325, -61.6281