Alnwick, England
Alnwick Poison Garden
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
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Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
Athlone, Ireland
The oldest pub in Ireland may also be the oldest surviving bar in the entire world.
Antarctica
The world's largest neutrino telescope searches for secrets of the universe at the South Pole.
Peenemünde, Germany
The NASA scientists behind Apollo 11 started out developing Nazi weapons at this abandoned German rocket factory.
Reims, France
This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.
Meyrin, Switzerland
Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.
Isle of Staffa, Scotland
This astonishingly geometric cave has inspired everyone from Jules Verne to Pink Floyd.
Coober Pedy, Australia
An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.
Rivière-aux-Outardes, Québec
A lake formed in the basin of a massive impact crater takes the shape of an unbroken ring when viewed from above.
Rivière-Koksoak, Québec
A lake in the middle of the tundra of Quebec is said to be the purest freshwater lake on Earth.
Sturt Creek, Australia
A stray meteor left this picturesque hole in the Australian outback.
Ylöjärvi, Finland
This intricately spiralling forest was created as a monumental work of art.
Berlin, Germany
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Berlin, Germany
The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.
London, England
Abstract dinosaur models in London.
Kawakawa, New Zealand
Modern art meets modern convenience in possibly the world's most architecturally important public bathroom.
Upper Heyford, England
A rotting air force base is now home to rare birds and scarce plants.
Wuppertal, Germany
This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.
Helsinki, Finland
This insurance company building reminds customers that witches, bears, and gnomes are out there, best be insured.
Saariselkä, Finland
Rent out a glass igloo to watch the Northern Lights like you live in the future.
Alnwick, England
This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.
Paris, France
A favorite Paris bar for U.S. expats, including Gershwin, Hemingway, and James Bond.
London, England
This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.
Ascension Island
Remote, volcanic island that Darwin, Hooker, and the Royal Navy shaped into a thriving, artificial ecosystem.