Granny Smiths and Fujis can both be traced back to Kazakhstan, where apples still grow wild.

This small-town Connecticut restaurant gives each diner a free book from its vast library.

Hidden behind a wall, Spanish nuns distribute their signature sweets on a revolving tray.

In this century-old literary safehouse, print is alive and well.

The longest living non-clonal organisms on Earth.

A ring of creosote bushes that are estimated to be 11,700 years old.

The world's oldest rose is so tough it survived being bombed in World War II.

Remains of a Greek freighter trapped off of Rocky Point in 1961.

One of the only known surviving coconut palm trees in the entire state.

A creepy steel gremlin has protected the Bay Bridge since 1989.

Travelers exchange letters with woodland creatures at this mini post office.

Home to secret Eastern Bloc spy equipment and the largest stretch of the original Berlin Wall outside of Germany.

This well-traveled chess park offers scenic views of the pacific and a colorful, eclectic clientele.

A modern day curiosity cabinet.

Dioramas and animatronics lead you through the story of Bhagavad-gita, the Indian literary classic.

The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

Remnants of a Victorian garden feature sitting in public woodland.

Olfactory delights in San Francisco's Botanical Gardens.

A 140-year-old castle with underground caves hidden in San Francisco.

An enchanted arts space which assumes infinite identities.

A spiritual retreat in the heart of Los Angeles offers stunning gardens and a labyrinth to lose yourself in.

From pre-war whiskey cocktails to prohibition-era speakeasy secrecy, this bar has seen it all.

Sister store to the Echo Park Time Travel Store.