Shaki, Armenia
Shaki Waterfall
After visiting hours, this picturesque waterfall is essentially turned "off" to be used for hydroelectric power.
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Shaki, Armenia
After visiting hours, this picturesque waterfall is essentially turned "off" to be used for hydroelectric power.
Warsaw, Poland
This biographical museum honors the groundbreaking scientist at her birthplace in Warsaw.
Warsaw, Poland
A tree planted by Marie Curie is treasured by the Radium institute that she set up.
Yemen
The most alien-looking place on Earth.
Three Rivers, California
These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.
Saint Blazey, England
The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.
Los Angeles, California
Magical-looking cottages that inspired one of the most famous animated films ever.
Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal
Houses are tucked between, on, and underneath giant boulders.
Naica, Mexico
A gargantuan crystal kingdom.
Seattle, Washington
Seattle's own bad art museum located inside Cafe Racer.
San Francisco, California
A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.
San Francisco, California
A pair of slides and a tree-lined stair corridor have been an urban oasis for nearly 40 years.
Los Angeles, California
Left untouched since a double murder-suicide in the 1960s, Los Feliz murder mansion remains a neighborhood mystery.
Berlin, Germany
Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.
Fresno, California
An underground mansion with fruit-bearing trees and grapes growing beneath the surface of central California.
Los Angeles, California
Resting place of Hollywood's immortals is also site of summer film screenings.
Fort Bragg, California
A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.
San Francisco, California
Bring your own cardboard to the slippery slopes of concrete hidden in a neighborhood park.
Paris, France
The history of radiation is on safe display at the foot of a radiation science laboratory.
Areni, Armenia
This series of Armenian caves held the oldest brain, shoe, and winery in the world.
Sydney, Australia
One of Australia's largest secondhand bookstores.
Kaputar, Australia
The unique ecosystem atop an Australian mountain is home to some colorful inhabitants.
Watertown, Massachusetts
The macabre paintings created by famous suicide proponent Jack Kevorkian, or "Dr. Death."