London, England
West Norwood Cemetery
A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.
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London, England
A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.
London, England
This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.
London, England
A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.
London, England
The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.
London, England
A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.
London, England
The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.
London, England
A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.
London, England
Remnants of a Victorian garden feature sitting in public woodland.
London, England
Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
London, England
This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.
Bangor, Maine
The second-oldest garden cemetery in the U.S. was also a college brainstorm spot of Stephen King.
Toronto, Ontario
The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.
Bordighera, Italy
The top of society once luxuriated in this world-class hotel, which continues to impress, even in ruin.
Nanwei, Micronesia
The ruins of an ancient island city built atop a coral reef in the South Pacific are spectacular and strange enough to have inspired H.P. Lovecraft.
Sanremo, Italy
There once was a man named Lear / Who found limericks so dear / His final resting space / Is an unusual place / Most people don’t know he’s here.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Karuizawa, Japan
Children's literature inside, forest all around.
Solvang, California
Honoring the famed folktale author, this California museum looks like it belongs in the Black Forest.
Tiel, Netherlands
This annual harvest parade features intricate floats covered with fruits, vegetables, and seeds.
London, England
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
Olomouc, Czechia
Crammed inside this grounded passenger plane is a bar that was once a Communist hang out and is now a ratty relic.
Biskupice-Pulkov, Czechia
Before building her own tombstone, an untrained artist created a concrete menagerie in her garden.
Prague, Czechia
The oldest garden in Prague, once part of an medieval orchard.