A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.

A smoky doorway in Dakar leads to one of the city’s great communal eating experiences.

This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.

Come for the chanting, stay for the monastical vegan buffet.

A fantastic assortment of China's finest and most disturbing wares.

Featuring Torres Strait Islander cuisine and Australia's first indigenous bar.

A tower devoted to — and modeled after — the Divine Comedy.

A focal point of the Cuban government, this city square features one of the most iconic images in the country.

Nestled among the artifacts of the National Crafts Museum, this hidden gem offers hard-to-find regional foods from all over India.

See hundreds of herons and egrets in the heart of the city in this dreamy hidden park.

An experimental forest at the foreground of arboreal science is also the canary in the coal mine for climate change.

Time capsule of a museum, in which the Soviet Union remains alive and kicking.

The palace of the King of Kings, burned by Alexander the Great.

These Egyptian statues have survived for 3,400 years and were an acoustic wonder of the ancient world.

This crab paste noodle soup specialist has been doling out its namesake dish for more than four decades.

An unusual and beautiful form of mass transit serves the city's steepest neighborhoods.

What started as makeshift fishermen's housing has grown into a massive, floating community.

Taiwan’s iconic dish is in peak form here.

Buy your fish and have it cooked to order in this bustling, eight-floor seafood market.