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Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Elkmont Historic District

An abandoned town is hidden in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Zrinjevac Meteorological Column

Zagreb, Croatia

Zrinjevac Meteorological Column

This 135-year-old weather station studied the effects of the climate on human health.

'The Flute Player'

Stockholm, Sweden

'The Flute Player'

This small statue hints at the incorrect origins of the lush landscape park surrounding it.

Faerie Village

Surrey, British Columbia

Faerie Village of Redwood Park

A colorful hidden village of the fair folk.

The doorway of the old church of San Isidro.

Portada de la Antigua Iglesia de San Isidoro (Arch of the Old Church of San Isidoro)

The surviving remnants of a destroyed medieval church now stand in a public park.

This serene garden and modest fountain marks the heart of Montcalm Park.

Oswego, New York

Montcalm Park

This Upstate New York park squeezes a lot of history into its two-acre triangular space.

Henderson Waves.

Henderson Waves

The highest pedestrian bridge in Singapore looks like a series of undulating waves rising between two public parks.

Coade Stone Columns.

Edinburgh, Scotland

Coade Stone Columns

It's a mystery how these curious columns wound up in an Edinburgh suburb.

Manchester, Tennessee

Old Stone Fort

This limestone outcropping was once a ceremonial site for ancient Native Americans.

The Emerald Path.

Cooksburg, Pennsylvania

Paved Trail

Locals call this magical moss-covered walkway the "Emerald Path."

Bog walk boardwalk.

Waskish, Minnesota

Big Bog State Recreation Area

Journey through the largest remaining peat bogs in the contiguous United States to see the wilderness as it once was.

The Gardener

London, England

The Gardener Statue

A tribute to all the green-thumbed workers who tend London’s public parks and gardens.

Gorges de Toull Goulig

Lanrivain, France

Gorges de Toull Goulig

A granite rock formation littered with various species of moss, lichen, and fern.

The courtyard.

Mexico City, Mexico

Franz Mayer Museum Courtyard

These museum grounds are a Dalai Lama-declared peace oasis.

Folkestone, England

Zigzag Path

A winding cave grotto walkway built to provide employment for veterans after World War I.

A place to sit and rest if you climbed the hill on foot.

San Francisco, California

Poet's Corner

A quiet nook at the top of a little-known hilltop park named after California's first poet laureate.

Holland, Michigan

Windmill Island Gardens

The park is home to the United States's only still-operating Dutch windmill.

A view of Courante.

Toronto, Ontario

Toronto Music Garden

This urban oasis is a marvelous meld of music and landscape architecture.