Places bibliobecca Wants to Go

This ancient structure is widely thought to be the oldest intact pyramid in the world.

This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

The 30,000-volume library is one of the world's most impressive poetry collections.

Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.

Stunning ruins of what was once the center of one of the greatest empires in East Africa.

Nose around a unique collection of more than 300 natural aromas used to craft fragrances.

The show's fictional Korean medical camp was created in the Santa Monica hills.

This unique historical monument features large concrete spheres designed to resemble fallen stars.

The walls are decorated with whimsical murals painted by the creator of the Madeline franchise.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

Though its celestial ceiling is impressive, the true star is the vast collection of French books.

The oldest surviving botanic garden in the United States.

Museum precariously perched on a massive yellow pillar.

This massive Brazilian church is built like an angular, technicolor pyramid left by Mayans from the future.

This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.

An airy Art Deco space devoted to the weird and wonderful folk art traditions of Mexico.

New Orleans' famous cemetery, located on the site of a former race track.

The curiosities and wonders of pharmacy in a delightful historic building.

The oldest cemetery in New Orleans, resting peacefully for over 200 years now.

Wedding chapel's mysterious spiral staircase said to be miraculously constructed.

The official atomic museum of the United States explores the explosive and productive history of a much maligned energy source.

Despite time, colonization, and the brutal New Mexican heat, these Pueblo ruins still stand.

A multi-storied adobe complex has been inhabited for more than a thousand years.