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Exceptional Nepalese food can be found in a Texas gas station.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

This mom-and-pop Japanese sweets shop has been serving cloud-light mochi for almost a century.

Thousands of migrating monarchs overwinter clustered amongst the eucalyptus trees.

Found: Garden of Eden in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

An amazing collection of fantastic reptiles, amphibians, spiders, and insects.

Two dozen rescued bears roam (mostly) free at the largest bear ranch in the U.S.

The only working large-scale tea plantation in the United States.

A once-groundbreaking power plant turned into a hotel and mini-museum of archeological and geological wonders.

An extraordinary collection of vampire-themed antiques lurks on the second floor of a store.

This botanical garden outside Chicago boasts an array of more than 300 varieties of lilacs.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

A museum devoted entirely to the rattlesnakes and snake-related art.

Impossibly life-like natural history models created out of glass by a father and son.

According to local legend, a tree grew from the stake that killed this alleged vampire. In reality, he probably died from influenza.

Acres of English cottage gardens, unexpectedly nestled in a Cleveland suburb.

A rainbow-colored house promotes LGBTQ rights across the street from the Westboro Baptist Church.

These lush botanical gardens employ the most purrfect pest control force.

Foragers once flocked to this big beautiful bayou to hunt for pearls.

An extensive, if one-sided, history of U.S. law enforcement's war on drugs.

Over 315,000 preserved amphibians and reptiles in jars.

This little valley along Highway 1 is engulfed by thousands of lilies during the spring season.

Protecting the future of some of the rarest and most misunderstood mammals of North America.

An unassuming 13-acre park is home to over 12,000 roses.