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One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

A library where thousands of books explain how to avoid another Great Recession.

Though tiki culture has gone in and out of fashion, the Tonga Hut has always been flying the flag in Los Angeles.

Where a rare geological phenomenon created a section of rock that resembles a checkerboard.

The museum calls itself the "National Museum of the Paranormal" and is full of eerie oddities.

This romantic, decaying 13th-century ruin on the edge of Sherwood Forest is reputedly one of England's most haunted places.

Bacteria and algae give the salty water its bubblegum hue.

Naturally preserved bodies are eerily staged throughout the crypt in varying poses.

The massive white mound and accompanying water terraces are a striking geological oddity.

An 80-year-old plane tree is devouring an iron bench at Ireland's oldest law school.

Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.

Ancient human remains unearthed around the iconic monument.

Lady Liberty's first beacon of enlightenment is now displayed in a museum near the statue.

These boots are made for selfies.

This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.

A giant concrete orb in far north Iceland marks the ever-shifting boundary.

Holding the most bodies of any cemetery in the United States.

A discreet little stairway on St. Nicholas Avenue leads to a quaint and unexpected cobblestone street of 19th century wooden rowhouses.

A graffiti Mecca welcoming artists from around the world.

The only home that Alexander Hamilton ever owned has a history almost as troubled as his own.

A way to take your secrets to someone else's grave.

The oldest family-run luncheonette in New York, last renovated in 1948, still serves food and drinks the old-fashioned way.

Ride the subways of yesteryear.

On the top floor of an upscale department store stands a lavish restaurant housed in a replica of a luxury French dining car.