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A 30-Acre Garden Inspired by the Principles of Modern Physics

This unusual garden in Holywood, Scotland, was designed with physics in mind. Its owners and engineers wanted to bridge the worlds of art, nature, and science. Today, the Garden of Cosmic Speculation is only open one day a year.

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