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One of the most beautiful bookstores in the world hides a neo-Gothic interior behind an art nouveau facade.

"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."

This hidden Art Nouveau courtyard is an opulent feast for the eyes.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Hundreds of glow-in-the-dark objects light up a museum in a historic zinc mine.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the 20th century.

Giant, natural amphitheaters made of delicate geological formations called "hoodoos."

A fiery crater has been burning in the Karakum Desert since 1971.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

Scores of vintage street lamps shine along L.A.’s Miracle Mile.

Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

Every autumn, this hillside is ablaze with red summer cypress.

This sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for “The Hobbit” film series.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and one of the largest glass murals in the US.

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

The birthplace of an eccentric alchemist and possible inspiration for the fictional reanimator of monsters.

A technicolor place of worship for Elevationists.

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.