Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

A collection of fanzines, recordings, and documents detailing the rise and influence of the feminist punk movement.

The oldest house of worship in Palm Beach has a wonderful tropical garden.

The graves in Florida's oldest Black cemeteries are marked with shells, stones, and mementos of the deceased.

Visitors to this shop will find fossils, minerals, meteorites, skeletons, oddities, and much more.

This historic crypt was said to have been designed and built by the very person who is buried inside of it.

The oldest and smallest cemetery in Paris is only open to the public twice a year.

One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.

Claude Monet was baptized in this lavishly ornate Paris church.

This recessed garden protects thousands of mountain plants by creating its own microclimates.

An immersive projection art installation uses sound, scale, and light to take visitors inside classic works of art.

This little-known relic crypt holds stolen parts of a Roman Empress.

A mechanized clock where a man fights off a dragon, crab, and rooster.

This massive library holds what was once the largest book collection in the world.

A beautiful riverside mansion where the intellectual life of early-20th-century Argentina flourished.

A tower devoted to — and modeled after — the Divine Comedy.

This historic, palatial theater is now one of the world’s most beautiful bookstores.

This Hindu temple is an architectural marvel designed and built according to ancient Indian principles.

One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.

A collection of human remains, animal body parts, and other macabre curiosities all legally for sale.

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

A book collector's dream, this Toronto bookstore has the world's first "Biblio-Mat," a random book vending machine.

One of Canada's most incredible rare book collections holds hundreds of thousands of gorgeous tomes that the general public can touch.

This enigmatic artifact is a rare depiction of an ancient Iberian noblewoman.