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Liverpool, England

The Law Oak

A thousand year old oak tree survives in Liverpool.
Mexico City, Mexico

Cafebrería El Péndulo

Part bookstore, part café, and part forest.
Vienna, Austria

Jubiläumswarte

Located right outside of Vienna, visitors can take in expansive views of an ethereal forest.
Liberty, New York

Ruins of Grossinger's Resort

This once luxurious Catskills resort is now a haunting ruin.
Chicago, Illinois

Crown Fountain

The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
San Francisco, California

450 Sutter Street

Nestled in the heart of San Francisco’s bustling Financial District stands a unique homage to the Mayan and Beaux Arts.
Naucalpan, Mexico

El Nido de Quetzalcóatl

An Aztec snake god has taken the material form of an apartment complex.
Saalfeld, Germany

Saalfeld Fairy Grottoes

"The most colorful grottoes of the world.
Malibu, California

The Paul Williams-designed Roberts' House

A bomb shelter and some fireplaces are all that remain of the house Fred Roberts tried so hard to keep standing.
Alameda, California

Alameda Spite House

This (occupied) house is 10 feet wide and full of spite.
Monterey, California

San Carlos Cathedral

The oldest continuously operating church in California.
Los Angeles, California

Mosaic Tile House

Rainbow-hued local gem in Venice.
Rougemont, North Carolina

Castle Mont Rouge

A sculptor's dream castle turned fantastical ruin.
Apt, France

Chapelle de la Santonne

One man's desire to transcend art led to the construction of this outsider chapel.
Topanga, California

Hidden Treasures

An unreal vintage shop that wears its dadaist influence on its zombie fish.
Kilpeck, England

Medieval Erotic Carvings at the Church of St Mary and St David

Beasts and branches swirl in sandstone carvings, interrupted by one strange creature.
Austin, Texas

Sparky Park

A former electrical substation is now home to an eccentric junk art masterpiece.
Wiltshire, England

Longleat Hedge Maze

The longest hedge maze in the world.
Yonkers, New York

Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research

An abandoned horticulture institute gloomily presides over rows of derelict and vine-wrought greenhouses.
Honghe, China

Honghe Hani Rice Terraces

A complex and beautiful system of rice terraces covers a million acres over the mountains.
Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

Longwood Gardens

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.
Singapore

Gardens by the Bay

Singapore's landscaping project is home to 18 incredible Supertrees.
Auerstedt, Germany

Auerworld Palace

Living trees form the structure of an open-air palace.
Lemgo, Germany

Karl Junker House

An intricate and amazing house built by architect Karl Junker.