Yale University's home for rare works, including the mysterious Voynich Manuscript.

It's not hard to see why the historic Peabody Conservatory of Music's library has been described as a "cathedral of books."

A jaw-dropping "megalibrary" that turns book-browsing into a geometric adventure.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

This centuries-old gothic monster has been converted into a sprawling, glossy bookstore.

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

A 30-acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics.

A serpentine highway twists and turns over the treacherous Norwegian Sea.

This stunning Brazilian library contains the largest collection of Portuguese texts outside of Portugal itself.

Fine dining in the bizarre world of Lewis Carroll.

The bugs crawling down the front of this office building are almost as big as a '68 VW Beetle.

A rusted metal giant pays tribute to Birmingham’s industrial past.

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

A national collection of Communist-era musical posters.

Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.

Giant origami sculptures tucked into desert scenery beckon passers-by to explore further.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

This hidden art nouveau gem was designed by an architect in search of a national style.

This "floating railway" is one of the world's oldest monorail systems.

This painted Lego bridge is the product of over a century of locomotive history.

The world’s largest work of glass art hides in this stunning Taiwanese subway station.

The streets of a sleepy Spanish town proudly exhibit some of the world's finest graffiti.

Colorful umbrella-covered trees in Singapore's Little India look straight out of Dr. Seuss.

The world's largest bioluminescent area was undiscovered by science until 2005.