Learn about the sweet, storied legacy of beekeeping in ancient Greece.

The first and only carousel with a lineup entirely of insects.

Thousands of mounted insects, and some live ones, hide within an otherwise ordinary shopping mall.

These millipedes glow not out of attraction, but as a not-too-subtle warning.

A "Bugseum" dedicated to all things insect-related resides behind a pest control company.

An abandoned railroad tunnel is now filled with bioluminescent bugs.

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

This Elizabethan hedge maze is one of only six in North America.

A botanically themed auditorium blooms within the world’s last operating double-decker theater.

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

An old world fairytale-land with over 350 fairy folk figurines hidden amongst 800 year old cedars.

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

This small museum gives visitors a chance to soak up the history of the "sponge capital of the world."

A bisected journey through evolution's history in the heart of Beijing.

Touch an actual dinosaur bone at this eclectic trove of Rocky Mountain treasures.

The world's first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary is a haven for New Zealand's rare and endangered species.

A bronze kitty adorns the grave of the polar explorer who brought the original feline to the Antarctic.

The world's only complete colossal squid specimen is on display at the Te Papa Museum.

An obscure public service from the U.S. government that redeems burnt, moldy, and soiled old greenbacks.

A celebrity from the late Cretaceous period.

This restaurant has been a haven for D.C.'s LGBTQ community since the 1950s.

Four bald cypress trees in Lafayette Square, across from the White House, mark the southern edge of a 100,000 year old cypress swamp.

The discovery site of the "Capitalsaurus," the official dinosaur of Washington, D.C.

A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.