Berlin, Germany
Berlin Botanical Garden
Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.
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Berlin, Germany
Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.
Berlin, Germany
This sprawling Jewish cemetery is one of the largest in Europe.
Berlin, Germany
The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.
Brooklyn, New York
Sniff the Titan Arum's rotting flesh.
Brooklyn, New York
The one-stop shop for all of your superhero (or evil arch-nemesis) needs.
Austin, Texas
This small stone building, the final work of a renowned artist, offers a peaceful environment with radiant, colorful glass windows .
Austin, Texas
Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.
Austin, Texas
One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.
Thingvellir, Iceland
The picturesque birthplace of Icelandic democracy is drenched in the blood of its brutal past.
Reykjavik, Iceland
An encyclopedic collection of mammal penises.
Reykjavik, Iceland
One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.
Grindavík, Iceland
Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Wendover, Utah
A 90-foot-tall psychedelic "tree" on the side of the highway has baffled passersby for decades.
London, England
Catacombs turned marketplace.
London, England
The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.
London, England
An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Los Angeles, California
A look into the Church of Scientology's deeply unfavorable view of psychiatry.
Los Angeles, California
These delicate buggers are some of the rarest fossils that have bubbled up from the Tar Pits.
Los Angeles, California
Giant Redwood-themed cafeteria operates under the golden rule, "Dine Free Unless Delighted."
Masada, Israel
This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.