Jumièges, France
Ruins of the Jumiège Abbey
Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.
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Jumièges, France
Sacked by Vikings, blessed by William the Conqueror, dealt a fatal blow during the French Revolution—these ruins have seen it all.
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Comuna Obreja, Romania
The romantic botanic tunnel feels like a well-kept secret.
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Carnivorous plants, medieval aphrodisiacs, and the largest original wood structure glass conservatory in the western hemisphere.
Sebastopol, California
Nursery with extensive collection of flesh-eating plants operated by the author of "The Savage Garden."
Wilmington, North Carolina
Garden dedicated to native carnivorous plants and site of huge flytrap heist.
Tokyo, Japan
The small candy-colored ride is the last rooftop Ferris wheel in Tokyo.
Beijing, China
Why walk on this historical site when you can zoom down instead?
Phoenix, Arizona
The installation’s official name, “You Who Are Getting Obliterated in the Dancing Swarm of Fireflies,” says it all.
Santa Fe, New Mexico
An immersive environment that is part haunted house, part choose-your-own-adventure, and part jungle gym.
Banos, Ecuador
A swing to dangle you off the very edge.
Santa Monica, California
A second generation sun-powered marvel lights up the night.
Italy
A spiritual sanctuary in a natural cave.
Tokyo, Japan
The original "capsule building" is a masterpiece of Metabolist architecture.
Tokyo, Japan
Cabaret where the show girls are all androids, and the patrons couldn't be more pleased.
Helsingborg, Sweden
From Coke II to Google Glass, this exhibit features some of the most spectacular commercial flops.
Stoholm, Denmark
Nearly 40 miles and 1,000 years of limestone mines under Denmark.
Oberhausen, Germany
An industrial relic is now one of Europe's most staggering art spaces.
New Mexico
One man has carved a number of natural New Mexico caves into psychedelic sandstone temples.
Neerpelt, Belgium
Artwork tucked within the trees greets visitors with surreal sonic experiences.
Dolní Morava, Czechia
The world's greatest slide descends 18 stories from this looping mountaintop viewing platform.
Oroszlány, Hungary
This Hungarian stilt village is built in a lake that never freezes over due to the power plant that that uses it as a cooling pond.
Lohmen, Germany
Ruins of a German castle on top of a towering stone pillar.
Kutna Hora, Czechia
A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.