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One man's fifteen-year diversion lead to a garden of intriguing sculptures.

This whimsical, unique clock has been entertaining shoppers for well over 20 years.

A centuries-old quest to create artificial life is alive and well in the French town of Limoux.

There is a strange little carving of a person seemingly crushed by a pillar behind the remains of St. Thomas Aquinas.

A journey through the history of medicine throughout the centuries.

The deserted pirate-themed restaurant still entices explorers.

Green labyrinth formed by a karstic maze hidden in a preserved oak forest.

Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.

This museum is known as the "Land of the Dinosaurs," but its full-scale dino models are just the start.

"Alleys of Stone" form natural mazes in Spanish natural park.

Geological storytelling.

Two large eyes painted anonymously on a mountain overlooking the city pay homage to an old legend.

100-windowed castle turned art gallery, built by one dedicated mason.

A gravity-defying "devil's bridge" that has a surprising architectural feature for its stability.

This semi-secret storybook hedge maze is also the oldest garden in the city.

A public park off the beaten path with a beautiful waterfall and 13th century Cistercian abbey.

This army of concretions is an unexplained geological phenomenon unlike anything else in the world.

This French anatomy museum greets guests with a skinless man, mid-shovel.

The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.

The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

In the world's oldest university is a stunning 17th century anatomical theater carved from spruce.

An extraordinary collection of 18th century anatomical waxworks.

Over 100 towers were built in Bologna during the Middle Ages, but only 22 survive.

This zoological museum began as the first great curiosity cabinet.