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A massive display of meteorites all found in the Atacama Desert.

On the outskirts of a desert trading village high on the Andean plain, steel giants have been destroyed by salt winds.

One of the last remnants of the city's Chinese nightclub scene is now a dive bar selling killer mai tais.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

P-town goes wild for the malassadas at this 87-year-old institution.

Supremely flaky treats await at Amadou Ly’s boulangerie and patisserie.

This bakery and museum offers tours of the tastes and mythology of Aachen's signature spice biscuit—just don't ask for the recipe.

From working out of his garage to the James Beard semifinals, one Tucson baker has kept his fan base—and his grains—local.

The translucent turquoise hue of these natural swimming pools comes from a high concentration of minerals.

One Costa Rican island is so beset by illegal shark poachers that the local rangers have built an entire bridge with their confiscated gear .

In Costa Rica's cloud forest, the roots of a woody ficus create a botanical bridge.

Balanced rock sculptures pay tribute to a murdered conservationist and his pioneer wife.

This neon blue river gets its color from a unique mix of bacteria and volcano minerals.

A unique collection of more than 250 rocks and minerals located on a university campus.

This surprising gem is a world-class archeological museum hidden at the University of Chicago.

This exhibit is one of the largest and most well-preserved collections of Jurassic-era trackways in the United States.

The mummies of a fake priest and bandit's wife are among the abundant curiosities at this museum.

Preserving the research tools, unexpected inventions, and odd collections of generations of college professors.

A small museum packed with specimens from important fossil sites and minerals from historical pegmatite quarries.

Poland's oldest surviving university building holds a wealth of historic science instruments including some used by Copernicus.

This Turkish cave boasts some rather bizarre associations with the King of Mount Olympus.

This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.

Icelandic folklore says this giant boulder was ripped from the mountains and placed at its current location, where it became home to elves.

This 200-meter-high waterfall marks the site of Achilles’ immortal baptism at the mouth of the River Styx.