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Israel's first dedicated natural history museum is home to 5 million specimens and still growing.

Stumbling upon this whimsical wooded garden is like stepping into an enchanted forest full of philosophical musings.

A 2,000-year-old wine press hidden in an overlooked park in Tel Aviv.

The ancient abodes are a testament to human ingenuity amid harsh climates.

A mysterious phallic rock on the grounds of a Buddhist monastery.

Common all over Japan, kōbans are small community police boxes, and now one is guarding one of L.A.’s megamalls.

Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.

A city's controversial tribute to its founder depicts townspeople flashing their bare behinds.

A beloved, quirky little fountain featuring a large frog spitting water at a naked boy.

A haunting exhibit in a wildlife refuge center highlights threatened species and the conservation efforts needed to save them.

A spiral staircase connects the limestone cave with Pembroke Castle, birthplace of King Henry VII.

Bonsai garden in Oakland is curated by the first non-Japanese female bonsai master in the United States.

The only museum of sake in the United States is nestled in an unlikely California college town.

A promotional sun clock on the site of San Francisco's great raceway.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

San Franciscans leave gifts and messages for the magical beings that live behind the tiny, mysterious door installed on a tree in Golden Gate Park.

A psychedelic labyrinth on the San Francisco bay.

A pair of mutilated bronze octopuses slump at the base of the monument honoring California's admission to the U.S.

San Francisco's oldest surviving monument and meeting place for 1906 survivors.

Russian history in San Francisco.

Its buzzing collection honors vibrator history.

Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.

A statue of the second-tallest Dutchman in history.

This small and serene place for quiet reflection on Staten Island was built in China based on the gardens of the Ming Dynasty.