Madrid, Spain
Real Jardin Botanico
Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.
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Madrid, Spain
Over two centuries old and counting, Madrid's massive botanical garden contains one of Europe's only desert environments.
Madrid, Spain
Madrid's romantically ornate crystal palace has been offering shelter to plants and art for over a century.
Venice, Italy
This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.
Paris, France
This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.
Paris, France
This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.
Paris, France
If you look closely at the oldest bridge in Paris, you might notice hundreds of ugly faces leering from its sides.
Paris, France
This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.
Paris, France
This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.
Madrid, Spain
This sweet-toothed bear searching for snacks has been a symbol of Madrid for decades.
Madrid, Spain
For decades, Puerta del Sol has been illuminated by a giant, guitar-wielding bottle of sherry.
Paris, France
Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.
Cincinnati, Ohio
What is it about mushrooms that makes people wish they lived inside of them?
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mussolini gave Cincinnati a bronze statue of Romulus and Remus suckling at a wolf's teats.
Furnace Creek, California
This crumbling Death Valley mining complex was known for its use of giant, 20-mule team wagons.
California
This unique graffiti art from the 1940s has become a staple of this local landscape in the remote California desert.
Trona, California
One of the most unusual geological features, recognizable from a dozen hit movies.
Death Valley, California
Ten 25-foot-tall, beehive-shaped kilns, abandoned in Death Valley.
Inyo County, California
"Only the devil could play golf here."
Inyo County, California
The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.
Inyo County, California
Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.
Ramona, California
This Pringle-shaped ledge makes for the perfect photo op.
Springdale, Utah
The hike through a narrow river flanked by the 2,000-foot-tall walls of Zion Canyon is one of the best in the world.
Cabazon, California
The "world's biggest dinosaur" once housed a creationist museum in its abdomen.
Pioneertown, California
A music-filled, booze-soaked oasis in the desert.