Chicago, Illinois
Garfield Park Conservatory
A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.
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Chicago, Illinois
A lush green oasis in the middle of Chicago.
Los Angeles, California
L.A.'s oldest operating bowling alley is a beautifully restored homage to its speakeasy days.
Los Angeles, California
This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.
Pateley Bridge, England
The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.
London, England
Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.
Green River, Utah
Bizarre lunar-like landscape with thousands of large stone "hoodoos."
Ruokolahti, Finland
Legend has this precariously placed rock was placed by giants. Science has another explanation.
Augsburg, Germany
In this truly magical place, rent hasn't been raised since the year 1520.
Madrid, Spain
A lush indoor jungle fills this bustling Madrid transportation hub.
Iceland
An Icelandic island full of diving birds and legend.
Zagreb, Croatia
This 135-year-old weather station studied the effects of the climate on human health.
Queens, New York
A retired subway car stands alone in a field in the middle of Queens.
Appin, Scotland
Geodesic dome luxury retreat in the Scottish Highlands.
Cleveland, Ohio
This Czar-funded, onion-domed, lavishly muraled Orthodox Church played a starring role in "The Deer Hunter."
Boston, Massachusetts
19th-century operating theatre in which the use of ether was first demonstrated - plus, a skeleton and a mummy!
Cleveland, Ohio
Marvel at this turn-of-the-century masterpiece that has been turned into a rather stately supermarket.
Buxton, England
Once the largest unsupported dome in the world, beating out the Pantheon and St Peters in Rome.
Detroit, Michigan
Concrete igloos standing across from what remains of the Michigan Central train depot.
Washington, D.C.
The walls of the iconic dome are hollow and have a secret stairway.
Chicago, Illinois
This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.
Campbell Island / Motu Ihupuku, New Zealand
The most remote tree in the world is more than 170 miles from its nearest neighbor.
Slack Head, England
These legendary stone steps were once used to haul coffins up the rockface.
Södermalm, Sweden
It was meant to help transport wounded soldiers to a secret underground hospital.