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Started as a kitchen garden, now the second largest botanical garden in the world.

A whimsical and twisted animatronic monster tour beneath the streets of Berlin.

This futuristic German spa allows visitors to float in a pool of salt water while zoning out to underwater techno.

A tour of underground Berlin takes you through WWII air raid shelters and tunnels used to smuggle people out of East Germany.

An institution that preserves the history of institutionalization.

This museum and curiosity shop provides a glimpse into an often-overlooked past to show guests that there is beauty and wonder in the macabre.

The oldest restaurant in Portland serves fiery coffee cocktails and an astounding amount of turkey.

Portland had a unique approach to Cold War-era protections.

Get your cosplay on at Milwaukie’s only Medieval fantasy-themed mead hall.

World's only nuclear reactor operated by liberal arts undergraduates.

Definitely not a clown bar.

On East Burnside, a 24-hour vending machine distributes world-class pastries.

Featuring a casually threatening atmosphere along with dessert and coffee to die for.

Private collection of art inspired by cabinets of curiosity.

These old stone ruins in the Oregon wilderness were once bathrooms and are steeped in legends of murder.

The largest Buddhist city in Europe is a haven for chess fanatics.

One man's quest to collect artifacts from every aspect of human life has resulted in this eclectic Argentinian museum.

This Argentinian hedge maze is an intricate tribute to a famous surrealist author.

Buenos Aires' city of the dead contains some very famous remains, including Eva Perón.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.

This famous Nevada gold mine, once a hotbed of Wild West shenanigans, is now open for tours.

A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.

This once bustling boomtown hotel is now the hottest spot in Nevada for ghost hunters.