Kyoto, Japan
Ryōan-ji
The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.
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Kyoto, Japan
The quintessential Japanese rock garden has existed for more than 500 years.
Kyoto, Japan
1,001 carved statues of the Buddhist God of Mercy, each with a unique face.
Kyoto, Japan
A beautiful bamboo trail tucked in this famous Japanese shrine.
Kyoto, Japan
The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.
Kyoto, Japan
Twelve hundred stone carvings guard this off-the-beaten-path Buddhist temple.
London, England
A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.
London, England
A student driver's nightmare.
London, England
A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.
London, England
This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.
Vienna, Austria
The house that took a plunge into the facade of a museum.
Vienna, Austria
Dine amidst exotic plants at this former royal greenhouse.
Vienna, Austria
Handsomely crafted representations of our round planet.
Vienna, Austria
A tropical paradise just a short trip from the opera house is filled with beautiful winged creatures.
Berlin, Germany
Gardens representing parts of Asia, Europe, and the Mid East are tucked away among the Soviet-style buildings in East Berlin.
San Francisco, California
This contorting sculpture is the tallest in San Francisco.
San Francisco, California
A century and a half of research in the sciences and natural history, still going strong.
San Francisco, California
This 19th-century church is now a popular roller rink.
San Francisco, California
A masterpiece in Golden Gate Park by virtue of the artist’s debt.
San Francisco, California
Tenacious mummies survived dental problems, eternal entombment, and more than their fair share of devastating fires.
San Francisco, California
The stones that traveled from Spain to eventually become a holy place for San Francisco's nature worshippers.
San Francisco, California
Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.
San Francisco, California
This concrete tangle of square pipes has stood as a proud thorn in the city's side since the '70s.
San Francisco, California
Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.
San Francisco, California
A favorite haunt of dinosaur loving children and hallucinogen loving hippies alike.