curiosity, wonder - a state in which you want to learn more about something

nosiness, prying, snoopiness - offensive inquisitiveness

quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare

exoticism, exoticness, exotism - the quality of being exotic; "he loved the exoticism of Egypt"

alienage, alienism - the quality of being alien