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The animals wander freely amid this gorgeous stretch of nature.

Taos Pueblo recipes, foraged ingredients, and outdoor ovens define the menu at this eatery.

A collection of haunted objects and macabre oddities under one roof.

One of the most easily accessible examples of the rare 1960s UFO houses.

Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.

The former textile factory is now an oasis for the arts.

Dozens of large-scale, creative, evocative curios from prominent artists dot the calm outdoor space around this major museum.

The ruins of an ancient Celtiberian town with incredible rock-cut buildings and a Roman aqueduct.

A fascinating and enormous collection of natural history exhibits stained by a dark colonial legacy.

Romans decided this 16th-century "talking statue" was so ugly, they named it after a primate.

This enchanting green space houses a labyrinth lined with toxic plants.

These otherworldly caverns form Earth's oldest known cave system.

This “peasant café” in the middle of Tokyo re-creates the atmosphere of the Japanese countryside.

An unusual but excellent display created in the 1930s as propaganda against the Freemasons.

This former hydraulic laboratory is now a woodland dotted with old engineering models.

An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.

This ancient tunnel is one of the most important examples of Roman hydraulic engineering in Spain.

Two New York rooftops are home to the largest rooftop soil farms in the world.

This diner's a kitschy dreamland for anyone whose heart is stuck in the 1980s.

This fascinating museum in an old water tower holds the world's largest collection of Vodou artifacts from western and central Africa.

This retro underwater observation tower would make the perfect lair for a sea-loving villain.

An incredible mosaic-lined monument said to have held the remains of an ancient Roman empress.

The blowhole bursts spectacularly right next to the buildings in a medieval seaside town.

A 2,000-year-old engineering wonder hides beneath an Italian town.