This meticulously extracted nervous system allegedly came from a 19th-century custodian who donated her body to science.

Mural made of 100,000 pieces of hand blown glass, and until recently, the largest glass mural in the US.

Philadelphia boasts one of the best — and most often overlooked — traditional Japanese gardens in North America.

Where America's first doomsday cult awaited the end of the world.

World's first "penitentiary," meant to be humane, drove men insane.

This unmarked and unloved Manhattan subway grate created one of the most iconic images in American cinema.

A hip bar decorated with walls of golden skulls.

A semi-scholarly approach to sex.

A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.

Amid the bustle and noise of the Financial District hides a secluded garden oasis above the city streets.

Tucked in the back of this amazing antique store is an important piece of medical history.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

The platform atop this verdant volcano was built with the help of a royal elephant.

Only 68 people per day are allowed to visit this New Zealand bird-watcher’s paradise.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

A gigantic sculpture garden is packed with innovative oddities.

A perfect turquoise lake colored with glacier dust.

The real life Hobbiton, this sheep farm has been forever transformed since being built for The Hobbit film series.

High winds can make this one scary landing.

Water-powered gadgets whirr to life in this quirky eco park.

Three rooms of bones, curios, and one artist's collection of natural artifacts create this intriguing museum.

One of the largest collections of traditional Māori artifacts in New Zealand.

A lakeside garden in the Southern Alps full of whimsical artwork and thousands of beautiful flowers.