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Chevy Chase, Maryland
Into the Woods
The wooded estate of the Forest Service employee responsible for D.C.’s cherry blossom trees.
São Miguel, Portugal
Chapel of Nossa Senhora das Vitórias
This fairy-tale, neo-Gothic church in the Azores is a world of magical realism.
St. Petersburg, Florida
Sunken Gardens
A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden
This Old Testament garden features 100 plants from biblical times.
Bronx, New York
Holiday Train Show at New York Botanical Garden
Every year model trains zip through a miniature New York City that's now 150 landmarks strong.
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Dr. Rafael M. Moscoso National Botanical Garden
A remarkable range of flora and fauna are represented in this Dominican nature preserve.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The New Orleans Train Garden
Tiny historical streetcars wind through a small scale version of Crescent City in this whimsical train garden.
Biddulph, England
Biddulph Grange
This fantastical and eclectic English garden takes its inspiration from Egypt, China, the occult and more.
Madrid, Spain
Real Jardin Botanico
Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.
Wicklow, Ireland
Kilmacurragh House
Oliver Cromwell once seized the land under this house, which included the ruins of a medieval abbey that the owner used to build his stately home.
Paris, France
La Promenade Plantée
The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.
Narsarsuaq, Greenland
Arboretum Groenlandicum
An experimental forest at the foreground of arboreal science is also the canary in the coal mine for climate change.
Geoje-si, South Korea
Oedo Botania
One man and his wife have turned a barren Korean island into a fantastical botanical wonderland.
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Zarcero, Costa Rica
Parque Francisco Alvarado
This Costa Rican topiary park is a surreal garden of unearthly delights.
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Watching the Strange & Stinky Corpse Flower Bloom
Tulcan, Ecuador
Tulcán Municipal Cemetery
This Ecuadorian cemetery is home to a jaw-dropping topiary wonderland.
Toluca, Mexico
Cosmovitral Botanical Garden
Stained glass windows bathe this botanical garden in cosmic light.
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