The small town of Poulsbo in Washington state is the next best thing to the Kingdom of Norway.

One of the world's largest tanks mimics the experience of watching rare whale sharks, giant rays, and deep sea creatures from the ocean floor.

Giant art made in Japanese rice fields.

With over 12,000 different species of plants, this botanical garden is Japan's oldest and most diverse.

This pond is so stunning it looks like you've stepped into one of Monet's masterpieces.

Once the most densely populated place in the world, this island is now a ghost town.

On Japan's Tashirojima Island, cats are king.

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

An exquisite tunnel of cascading flowers.

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

An eccentric garden of sculptures crafted in India decorate an Irish green space dedicated to Alan Turing.

A comprehensive collection of bonsai set in a beautiful campus.

The simple log cabin of a famed loner and naturalist stands preserved as a symbol of the ultimate DIY lifestyle.

A collision of human error and natural geothermal pressure created this rainbow-colored geologic wonder.

This striking public art installation is suspended above a public park, designed to gently move in the breeze.

A tiny, remote island packed with wonders both natural and geeky.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

The original toys that inspired the beloved children's stories are on display at the New York Public Library.

A beautiful and abandoned New York subway station from 1904, complete with chandelier.

American revolutionaries and British soldiers alike are buried here in the fourth-ever cemetery in Boston.

Berthed at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston, "Old Ironsides" is the oldest commissioned warship still afloat.

The American Revolution was galvanized into serious action due to the tragic clash with British soldiers that occurred at this location.

The site of one of the strangest disasters in history—a wave of deadly molasses traveling at 35 mph.

The Boston square dedicated to the dark poet who was born nearby.