Under the shadow of its towering parent tree, a rare specimen of sequoia produces ghostly white leaves.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.

Massive puppet-automaton machines created by French artist collective Machines de l’Ile.

A controversial memorial at the place where Captain Cook met his violent end.

Take shelter from Hawai'i's tropical heat under the massive canopy of largest Banyan tree on the island.

A magical sinkhole on the Yucatán Peninsula is adorned with mini waterfalls and hanging vines.

No telescopes, no power, no gift shop: The Observatory of Chichen Itza, one of the world's oldest observatories, takes astronomy back to basics.

Every equinox this Maya pyramid puts on a spooky ancient light show.

The sister plane of the C-123 shot down during the Iran-Contra Affair has found a new purpose in retirement.

A marine aquarium with an astounding variety of fish hides in the basement beneath the famous Palm House.

The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.

Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

A tribute to the life and work of the beloved "Peanuts" cartoonist.

A hidden world of exotic succulents and cacti.

Get up close to emus and ostriches, or buy their tasty meat.

A burnt orange monolithic dome structure perched on a hillside near Interstate 280.

A world-class observatory in the California desert.

Home to the "Circus" trees created by Axel Erlandson.

Rodin's famous depiction of Dante's 'Inferno', amidst a sculpture garden of many of his other works.

An extensive collection of ancient Egyptian artifacts and mummies.