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It is locally loved and ridiculed for literally looking like poop.

More than 700 species live within this murky marvel of a swamp on California's coast.

This metal tower in the desert provides views of a handful of Nazca geoglyphs.

This elegant neoclassical garden is a peaceful oasis in the middle of the Nepalese capital.

This beloved Baltimore spot features caged dolls, a giant Pez collection, and many, many mannequins.

George Lucas donated this park to honor the birthplace of his two biggest movie franchises.

The sole surviving relic of the San Francisco neighborhood cobbled together from old horsecars and streetcars.

Dating back to the fourth century, it's the oldest Hindu temple still in use in the Kathmandu Valley.

The "Mother Temple of the Pacific Islands" stands at the center of 20 acres of lush, tropical prayer gardens.

This uninhabited island in Maine is home to various works of art left by visitors over the years.

When Azorean green tea meets volcanic hot springs water, a luminous brew is born.

Roses and other fascinating flora fill this garden built to commemorate Britain's immortal Bard.

Trek into the depths of the cave where 17,000-year-old paintings exist alongside 400-year-old graffiti.

The mysterious megaliths have enchanted and intrigued visitors for thousands of years.

This edible park is open to any and all foragers.

A soon-to-be-forgotten roadside spectacle loaded with local lore.

This steel sculpture made from a recycled crane towers above a former shipyard.

Its dark depths conceal millions of rare, delicate crystal formations.

An unusual library of dead things at the Rhode Island School of Design.

An enchanting work of outsider art, full of whimsical sculptures and carvings.

Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.

This army of concretions is an unexplained geological phenomenon unlike anything else in the world.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

The residents of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe live without much fanfare within the Pittsburgh Children's Museum.