Saint Blazey, England
The Eden Project
The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.
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Saint Blazey, England
The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.
Truro, England
Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.
Mexico City, Mexico
These biodiverse university gardens form a green oasis amid the urban chaos of Mexico City.
Kaunas, Lithuania
Folky pharmaceuticals abound in this medicinal reliquary.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The history and future of cannabis.
St. Petersburg, Florida
A luxuriant botanical garden below sea level.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
An overgrown and largely forgotten cemetery lies hidden within the outskirts of Amsterdam.
Sighișoara, Romania
This hauntingly beautiful cemetery outside a medieval citadel is full of winding paths and ivy-covered graves.
Mexico City, Mexico
Explore the atmospheric ruins of an abandoned convent in the dense forests of Mexico's first national park.
Oxford, England
The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.
Savannah, Georgia
Performers, intricate sets, and a real speakeasy tell the story of the 18th Amendment.
Blenheim, South Carolina
Discovered by a soldier during the Revolutionary War, these springs helped create an iconic South Carolina ginger ale.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The world’s first museum dedicated to the history of childhood opened in Edinburgh in 1955.
Vilnius, Lithuania
Travelers who fall victim to this mermaid's charms are destined to stay in Užupis forever.
Padua, Italy
One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.
Cape Charles, Virginia
Nine of the very few concrete ships ever made in the U.S. are beautifully decaying off a Virginia pier.
Tok, Alaska
This junkyard made over as a theme park is the "Most Alaskan place in Alaska."
Miami, Florida
This beautiful Miami garden was designed as a laboratory for tropical plants.
Dawson City, Yukon
A famed drink seasoned with an amputated toe, now on its tenth digit.
Eagle, Alaska
The northernmost international land border crossing in the United States.
Thasos, Greece
The partially submerged ruins of a white marble quarry used in ancient Greece for over 1,200 years.
Dawson City, Yukon
A skeletal collection of former nautical mainstays.
San Gil, Colombia
The centuries-old trees are draped with Spanish moss to make them look like wizened elders.