Olive’s garden serves up a seemingly endless helping of outback delights.

This “living museum” at UCLA exhibits thousands of plant species from all over the world.

Admire endangered plants in a verdant garden that looks straight out of a Monet painting.

A rare surviving Victorian greenhouse designed specifically to house giant water lilies.

Sweden's first nuclear reactor, R1, can be visited 25 meters underground.

This 22-acre botanical garden is home to the largest collection of rhododendrons in the world.

Where else would a linchpin of post-colonial Native American cuisine anchor the menu but a museum?

Peruse rare tomes like poetry bound in pearls or books with branches and berries growing out of their spines.

Essence of hound's tongue and tincture of bloodroot are just the tip of the herbalist iceberg at this beautiful, impressively-stocked apothecary.

A giant floating rubber duck-bunny painted with a different design every year.

One of Edinburgh's most popular works of street art is located well off the beaten path.

This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.

This park is home to well over 100 handmade birdhouses.

Dinosaurs, magic, and wonder are hidden amid the forests of Allaire State Park.

Neon artworks light up this dark Edinburgh tunnel.

A jazz band formed by African water animals in the heart of Flemish Brabant.

Nonprofit art center that promotes outsider, intuitive, and self-taught art.

This unauthorized stone mermaid was secretly carved out of public stone before being permanently preserved.

A speakeasy takes on Chicago's drinking culture.

A giant bronze coil of feces is both a tribute to doggie defecation and a reminder to pick it up.

This stretch of beach is the site of a prime watering hole and a primate watchtower.

An ancient curse kept humans from living on the water, and now it's brimming with rare wildlife and is one of the most pristine rivers in India.

This weekly bazaar started in the 1960s as a way for hippie travelers to barter their goods.

Nestled among the artifacts of the National Crafts Museum, this hidden gem offers hard-to-find regional foods from all over India.