The designer of this railway tunnel added a birthday present for himself.

This bridge later moonlighted as a local jail.

How did this lovely seaside English village come by such an unusual name?

The metal frame is all that's left of a wicker sculpture which once towered over the M5 motorway.

Constructed from recycled wrought iron railroad tracks, it's been described as the most beautiful seaside pier in England.

This well-preserved Cistercian Abbey in a romantic pastoral setting has inspired artists like the poet Wordsworth.

A giant white horse drawn on an English hillside may not have been intended to be a horse at all.

This section of the Kennet and Avon Canal has been designated the same level of heritage protection as Stonehenge.

The plaques around this 19th-century structure recall some rather strange tales.

The geoglyph once sported a glass bottle eye.

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

It's a mystery as to why this inland village chose the dolphin as its symbol.

This park and coal mine heritage site is home to two of the last steam winding engines in the UK.

A historic, reportedly haunted pub that provided inspiration for several famous adventure novels.

The "Fun Spot of the Desert" is now a haunting ruin, and a reminder that putting a water park in a desert is a bad idea.

A man-made island in scenic San Francisco Bay.

The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.

Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

In the middle of a remote desert town is a surprisingly opulent hotel.

Graffiti, cars, and religion combine to create this jungle of scrap in the Nevada desert.

A brothel nestled amongst ghost towns, with an abandoned plane wreck to greet you.

Twelve plaster figures inspired by da Vinci's famed painting haunt the desert landscape above a real-life ghost town.

Odd outsider art installations surround a Gold Rush-era ghost town.

A desert ghost town—occupied for only 12 years—was once home to more than 500 silver mines.