Johannesburg, South Africa
Top of Africa
One of the tallest buildings in Africa provides a great view of Johannesburg's unique geography.
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Johannesburg, South Africa
One of the tallest buildings in Africa provides a great view of Johannesburg's unique geography.
Sun City, South Africa
A safari-themed castle in the South African bush with the largest maze in the southern hemisphere.
Bathurst, South Africa
The world's largest pineapple building honors Bathurst's favorite fruit.
Nairn, Scotland
The location of this historic castle was inspired by a donkey.
Kingussie, Scotland
These ruins witnessed the final gathering of the failed Jacobite Rebellion.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.
Fairbourne, Wales
A hidden tunnel leads to an abandoned slate quarry that's now a secret swimming spot guarded by cliffs.
Cardiff, Wales
The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.
Aberystwyth, Wales
A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.
Cardiff, Wales
Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.
Caerleon, Wales
This Roman amphitheater is said to be King Arthur's legendary Round Table.
Tongwynlais, Wales
High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.
London, England
The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.
London, England
This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.
London, England
The medieval woodcut-style artwork chronicles life in medieval London.
London, England
Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.
London, England
Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.
Shildon, England
This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.
London, England
These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.
London, England
An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.
London, England
This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.
London, England
This beautiful deer park was built so King Charles I and his court could go hunting while escaping a deadly plague outbreak.
London, England
A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.
London, England
A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.