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A beautiful old horse stable hosts one of the largest collections of domestic animal skeletons and taxidermy.

The first and only American institution dedicated to the enduring value of comedy in the United States.

This peeling mural of Adam and Eve was inspired by the greenhouses at Kew Gardens.

The skeletal frame of a decommissioned gas-pumping station offers breathtaking views of greater Berlin.

Monkeys inhabit the lush forest surrounding ancient Mayan ruins once considered sacred.

A unique zoological park home to over 30 species of wild cats, both big and small.

Colorful clay cliffs tower over an unofficial nudist beach on Martha's Vineyard.

One of the largest single-span stone-arch bridges in the Balkans looks like something straight out of a fairytale.

The fifth-longest natural arch in the world, and the longest outside China.

A jumble of treasures in a small space, this old-fashioned local museum is full of surprises.

This eclectic sanctuary is a hodgepodge of various architectural styles, all crammed into one building.

Entering this curiosity shop is like stepping into a mad scientist's lab.

A former factory serves as a shrine to the industry that sustained Santorini for decades.

A magnificent place to see authentic paleolithic cave paintings that are an astounding 33,000 years old.

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

Eat burgers beneath gargantuan taxidermy and thousands of dollar bills in Utah's oldest continuously-operating bar.

See how paper is made the old-fashioned way.

This remote sandstone cliff has one of the richest collections of Livonian petroglyph marks.

A six-story treehouse offers spectacular views of New York's Finger Lakes region.

Celebrate Earth Day with a menagerie of vibrant, artistic animal costumes.

A trail weaves through the verses of a poem illustrated by stone sculptures inspired by Native American pictographs.

Nestled in the mountains of Portugal is a tiny village made almost entirely of schist.

The ruins of a fairytale castle with a tumultuous history stand high atop the mountains.

A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.