Places Added by Rachel James

Arcadia is home to a haven for nature geeks and 80s TV lovers alike.

"Prepare yourself! You are to become the voice of Interplanetary Parliament."

A fine mixture of the old and the new topped with an art deco neon spire.

A rich history stashed behind an unassuming door in the heart of Gold Country.

The largest tiger reserve in India is a vast expanse dotted with ancient ruins of Nagarjuna Viswa Vidyalayam.

An arsenic-filled pool in the Grand Canyon takes on the appearance of a giant, overflowing pumpkin.

Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.

The oldest continuously operating Catholic school west of the Mississippi.

Established in 1853, this crumbling cemetery sits forgotten on the corner of Church and Chapel in Gold Country.

A watering hole where the options for seating include a bar, patio, or subterranean cave.

A 'living museum' in Leiden, the oldest of its kind in the Netherlands.

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

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

A couple turned their front yard into an artistic masterpiece.

The world's largest wooden trestle stretches across this desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.

This palatial botanical garden is home to one of the largest pipe organs ever installed in a private residence, and a piece of Wood's cycad.

Built in 1895, this bed and breakfast was once a hospital that served an early 1900s Gold Rush boomtown.

Abandoned Japanese ghost town gives a glimpse into what our own metropolises may leave behind.

The birthplace of the very first human resident born in Antarctica.

Where the lovelorn find a home for their sentimental keepsakes.

The lost American era of gunfighters, bandits, Indians and steam trains is recreated in Sweden.

A time capsule of Floridian history fights to survive on the banks of Chokoloskee Bay.

The newsstand that never closes its doors—well, almost never.