Oxford, England
Oxford Botanic Garden
The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.
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Oxford, England
The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.
Tokyo, Japan
Go through the looking glass in Tokyo's Wonderland-themed shop.
Szymbark, Poland
Communism's topsy-turvy effect on Poland has been brought to life in this wacky tourist trap.
Sopot, Poland
This fairytale inspired, warped building houses restaurants, shops, and a radio station.
Juneau, Alaska
Breathtakingly blue walls shimmer inside the "Glacier Behind the Town."
Montgomery, Alabama
The former home of the hard partying literary power couple is now one of the only museums devoted to their story.
Nervesa della Battaglia, Italy
Hidden in an Italian forest is a completely homemade amusement park that has taken a lifetime to create.
St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Namerikawa, Japan
Bioluminescent firefly squid light up this Japanese fishing port.
Concord, Massachusetts
Louisa May Alcott based “Little Women” on her experiences growing up in this house with her sisters.
London, England
This secluded walkway overlooks a magnificently wild London green space.
Washington, D.C.
With over 100 jam-packed rooms to explore plus elaborate tea services and events, the Mansion on O Street is a hidden treasure.
Rome, Italy
Jesus' footprints and the first catacombs in the world.
Onil, Spain
Learn how dolls are made in this fascinating museum inside a 19th-century mansion.
Salem, Massachusetts
The only structure left with direct ties to the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
Salem, Massachusetts
The 340-year-old house that inspired the classic Nathaniel Hawthorne novel.
Mill Run, Pennsylvania
Frank Lloyd Wright’s most iconic home dangles over a Pennsylvania waterfall.
Eldon, Iowa
Home with Gothic windows featured in a famous painting.
Great Dunmow, England
An English artist has turned an unassuming ex-council house into a time-lost house of mystery.
Milton Keynes, England
Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.
Rome, Italy
An abandoned Roman salami factory has found new life as an art space home to 200 squatters.
Blegny, Belgium
Descend into the tunnels to experience the life of a coal miner.
Paris, France
A museum on the history of Paris, including a set of Napoleon's toiletries, Proust's room, and relics of the Revolution.
Rome, Italy
This hill made entirely of ancient Roman jars was simply a garbage dump to the people of the time.