A sycamore tree grown from seeds that traveled to the moon.

This metal disk commemorates the birth of a historic American holiday.

When the public was consulted about a new piece of street art, they naturally asked for an enormous metal dragon.

This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.

This beautiful vintage movie palace has seen little change in form or function since the 1920s.

In Little Caribbean, an ice-cream shop serves up regional flavors, including soursop, Irish moss, and "greatnut."

The frozen treats at this Cape Town parlor are inspired by Africa's food cultures.

Shop the world's largest number of ice cream flavors, ranging from delightful to downright bizarre.

Meat and seafood are part of the frozen dessert flavors available at these legendary street stands.

Worm salt and other local ingredients are on the menu at this cult favorite ice cream shop.

This ice cream parlor serves scoops of flavors like rakia, medlar, and poppy seed.

A 1930s Art Deco swimming pool with a design inspired by grand ocean liners.

These 100-year-old tunnels in downtown Provo house artists, restaurants, and a few surprises.

The highest waterfall between the Rockies and the Appalachian Mountains.

Hidden underground, a remarkable 10th-century bath complex survives virtually unaltered.

Two gushing waterfalls of hot spring water within a block of each other.

An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.

This mountaintop refuge rehabilitates tigers, lions, bears, and more from illicit wildlife trade—and offers overnight lodging.

Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.

A grassroots community effort in the 1970s led to the creation of this beautiful garden full of delightfully whimsical exhibits.

This 19th-century shopping arcade has charming, unusual stores like a luthier workshop and even the local Esperanto Association.

This is Britain's one and only clock concealed in the pavement.

A pair of giant stone heads represent the ancient Roman saints beheaded here.

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.