This incredibly diverse research station is one of the largest tropical botanical gardens in the world.

The L.A. Zoo has a secret garden of rare bootleg cycads, a palm specimen dating back 280 million years.

Golden Gate Park's historic collection of plants.

A small but charming botanical garden that contains many exotic plant species.

The oldest botanical garden in the world that technically isn't the oldest.

The first botanical garden, a feather in the cap of the Grand Duke of Tuscany.

This high desert botanical garden is a unique display of Northern New Mexico's geology.

Stained glass windows bathe this botanical garden in cosmic light.

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

A majestic lion statue guards this Parisian botanical garden, and feeds on an unsettling item.

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

Elaborate hand-carved wooden clocks two brothers made in their spare time are on display at this handsome little museum.

Most comprehensive museum in America devoted to one ethnic group.

Piled high inside this warehouse and coffee shop are salvaged goods that span every corner of the globe.

The remains of a bustling turn-of-the-century park built to showcase the wonders of electricity.

An eclectic assortment of medieval architecture in a small Iowa town.

A four story, football field-sized, nine-grotto creation made of shells, minerals, and rare stones.

A warning to the weak-kneed: This narrow bridge does its swinging eight stories high.

A half-mile long and three stories high, this bridge over the Des Moines River Valley mimics a descent into a mine shaft.

The "last unrestored grand mansion of Savannah" is now a cramped, mouldering maze of antiques.

This quirky curiosity shop takes its cues from the world's bazaars.

An exquisite grouping of structures made from 10 tons of invasive saplings.

This eclectic Austin curiosity shop is home to all things strange and unusual.

Free public park and gardens filled with peacocks and peahens.