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A stunning 18th century pharmacy and medieval chemist's collection.

There might not be much left of these Irish ruins, but their linguistic legacy is still going strong.

On La Gomera, "Silbadors" communicate in a 4,000-word language of whistles.

Hundreds of thousands of ancient documents offer a unique glimpse into Jewish life in Cairo.

The neighborhood shop is a sort of tiny cactus museum full of exotic specimens you can take home.

A shop full of natural curiosities, carnivorous plants, and costumed taxidermied mice.

This shop and studio is dedicated to the art of the book, from letterpress to bookbinding.

An essential stop before plundering, BYO Cutlass.

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

Lavish royal estate punctuated with heated greenhouses.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

A Romanesque tower appears when water levels drop.

Hidden just under the waters around this Turkish island are the ruins of a once great city.

An eccentric aristocrat brought these Australian natives to their current Scottish home.

This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.

This submersible road connecting a French island to the mainland is lined with safety towers for when the tide strands travelers.

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

A market built atop boats is one of the few floating holiday markets in Europe.

This weekly bazaar started in the 1960s as a way for hippie travelers to barter their goods.

Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.

An island off the coast of South Australia is home to the last purebred Ligurian bees.

Spend the night in this formerly abandoned traditional Scottish village.

At the point of oceanic inaccessibility, you can't get farther from dry land without leaving the planet.

The world is full of swimming holes, but few compare to Samoa’s idyllic To Sua ocean trench.