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Get tall with nature's lankiest beasts and their warthog friends at this Kenyan preserve.

Just outside of Nairobi lies a large estate surrounded by endangered Rothschild giraffes, who have been fed from the window by Mick Jagger and Walter Cronkite.

This amazing oasis of art and plants is hidden on the outskirts of Marrakesh.

The largest madrasa in Morocco once housed more than 900 students within its exquisite walls.

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

Founded as a refugee camp, now a popular tourist spot.

The world's largest pineapple building honors Bathurst's favorite fruit.

Over a million items cram the shelves at Africa's largest shop of used and rare books.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

Formerly known as the Malay Quarter, Bo Kaap is a colorfully-painted suburb located in the “Mother City” of South Africa.

A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.

Cherry blossom season comes early in this Japanese town where pink flowers line the streets and riverbanks.

In upstate New York, gorgeous waterfalls and a watermill are slowly being reclaimed by nature.

In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.

The hottest, driest, and most scenic desert on Earth.

A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.

This secret collection of the strange and occult was rediscovered in a forgotten room of an old house.

Spiral-bound community recipes and antiquarian gems mingle at this small East Village shop.

The mastermind behind this palatial hotel perished on the Titanic weeks before its grand opening.

A delightful architectural wonder awaits on a lake island in Kuala Lumpur’s oldest park.

This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”

In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

The world's largest public collection of PEZ memorabilia.