Kloster Kamp in Kamp-Lintfort, Germany

This Cistercian monastery was the first in the German-speaking world#monks #monasteries #section-Atlas
Kloster Kamp

Kam Wah Cafe in Hong Kong

This cha chaan teng’s pineapple buns are so sought-after that they sell 5,000 a day.#buns #food #restaurants #cafe #tea #section-Atlas #section-GastroPlace
Kam Wah Cafe

Colestown Cemetery in Cherry Hill, New Jersey

All that remains of a 17th-century hamlet is a sprawling non-denominational cemetery.#cemeteries #section-Atlas
Colestown Cemetery

The Good Ship Grace in Los Angeles, California

This ship-shape Streamline Moderne building was once the headquarters of a nautically inclined radio preacher.#ships #radio #christianity #artdeco #section-Atlas
The Good Ship Grace

Dinah the Pink Dinosaur in Vernal, Utah

Built for a motel, this cartoon dino is now a symbol of the area's paleontological heritage.#roadsideattractions #motels #fossils #dinosaurs #section-Atlas
Dinah the Pink Dinosaur

Dew Drop Inn in New Orleans, Louisiana

First opened in 1939, this legendary performance venue was a haven for Black musicians including Ray Charles and Little Richard.#african-american #blackhistory #history #music #hotels #section-Atlas
Dew Drop Inn

Shōchiku Ōfuna Studio Site in Kamakura, Japan

Iconic Japanese movies were made at this forgotten film-studio-site-turned-mall.#classic #hollywood #malls #cinema #japan #movies #moviesets #section-Atlas
Shōchiku Ōfuna Studio Site

Nocheztlicalli - Museo Ecológico de Grana Cochinilla in Oaxaca, Mexico

Here you can learn about an insect that was called "cactus blood," which trade turned immensely valuable as "red gold".#artmuseum #insects #museums #section-Atlas
Nocheztlicalli - Museo Ecológico de Grana Cochinilla

Bayou Sarah Farms in Saint Francisville, Louisiana

Louisiana's first and only water buffalo farm makes exceptional cheeses.#animals #dairy #cheese #farms #section-Atlas #section-GastroPlace
Bayou Sarah Farms

Cho Myeong-ha Incident Monument in Taichung City, Taiwan

A trilingual monument marks the site of a Korean independence activist's assassination attempt on a Japanese prince in Taiwan.#assassination #history #monuments #section-Atlas
Cho Myeong-ha Incident Monument

Mitchell Caverns in San Bernardino County, California

An improbable set of attractive limestone caverns forms the centerpiece of Providence Mountains State Recreation Area, in the heart of the Mojave Desert.#caves #deserts #section-Atlas
Mitchell Caverns

Grey K2 Phone Booth in Bath, England

An iconic British fixture in an unconventional color.#postal #royalty #tourism #england #telephones #phonebooths #section-Atlas
Grey K2 Phone Booth

Queen Trini Lisa in New Orleans, Louisiana

Chef Lisa Nelson serves up sensational doubles, jerk chicken, and other Trinidadian staples.#chefs #restaurants #food #caribbean #diaspora #section-Atlas #section-GastroPlace
Queen Trini Lisa

Elsie’s Plate & Pie in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Crawfish hand pies, Natchitoches meat pies, and all manner of other sweet or savory, flaky-crusted pastries abound here.#sweetandsavory #bakery #pie #section-Atlas #section-GastroPlace
Elsie’s Plate & Pie

Rock-Splitting Cherry Tree in Morioka, Japan

A 360-year-old cherry tree grows out of a granite boulder.#courtyard #gardens #rockformations #rocks #naturalhistory #naturalwonders #trees #section-Atlas
Rock-Splitting Cherry Tree

Gloucester Road Underground Station Disused Platform in London, England

The extra platform at Gloucester Road has been used for art displays for over 25 years.#art #underground #section-Atlas
Gloucester Road Underground Station Disused Platform

‘El Mural de la Conquista’ (‘Mural of the Conquest’) in San Bartolo Coyotepec, Mexico

In this state repository of folk art, perhaps no piece is more representative than this brutal work featuring the town’s distinctive black clay pottery.#murals #skulls #art #section-Atlas
‘El Mural de la Conquista’ (‘Mural of the Conquest’)

Smoot’s Grocery Blues Lounge in Natchez, Mississippi

Catch a live blues set in a former 1930s grocery store on the Mississippi River.#bars #music #section-Atlas
Smoot’s Grocery Blues Lounge

Abe’s Bar-B-Q in Clarksdale, Mississippi

Steps from the site where Robert Johnson allegedly sold his soul to the Devil, you'll find this century-old barbecue joint.#restaurants #barbecue #legends #section-Atlas #section-GastroPlace
Abe’s Bar-B-Q

Dough Nguyener’s Bakery in Gretna, Louisiana

Dunk your doughnut in a Vietnamese egg coffee or come through during Mardi Gras for the highly coveted king cakes.#cake #donuts #coffee #deliciousdiaspora #diaspora #bakery #section-Atlas #section-GastroPlace
Dough Nguyener’s Bakery