Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam is a treasure trove of rare flora.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

The longest hedge maze in the world.

The 10,000 Torii shrine.

This 700-year-old street food market features baby octopus and soy donuts.

This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.

This massive wooden building contains a giant Buddha, healing pillars, and tame deer wandering the grounds.

Cat art as far as the eye can see.

Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.

The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.

Museum preserving torture methods from the past.

360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.

The most visited, and possibly most controversial, museum in Germany.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

A church of bones, decorated with 40,000 human skeletons.

The sound of swaying stalks in this stunning grove has been named a governmentally recognized sound.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.