This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

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

Giant naked man on a hillside.

This elaborate banquet hall in Queen Victoria's summer residence is an homage to Indian architecture, including miniature models of palaces in India.

The Last Home of an Executed King.

In the 1930s, people used to take boats from the mainland to see this Art Deco venue.

The fake World Cup prize was secretly created after the first one was stolen in 1966.

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

This haunted 17th-century pub was moved to a new city when it was already almost 300 years old.

One of the oldest Rolls-Royce automobiles in existence, this vehicle was once driven by Henry Royce himself.

One of three sites in England that house the National Collection of Arms and Armour.

Though much of the castle was robbed of its stones, the underlying earthworks are among the best-preserved in England.

This magnificent mural was created with over 30,000 colored bricks.

Cleveland's giant "free" stamp is a nod to the Civil War, but was misinterpreted for years.

A bronze monument to Cleveland's favorite, fastest son.

Opulent downtown movie theater now houses cars as an indoor parking garage.

Controversial tribute to the heavyweight champion boxer who grew up in Detroit.

What appears to be a wizard's lair in Milwaukee actually houses a massive water pipe.

At HopCat, a marker honors fictional creatures with the ability to travel the missing dimensions of Kcymaerxthaere.

Amid rushing rapids, this small bit of land is an important First Nations site on border between Canada and the United States.

The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.

The medieval-looking hammer beam teak roof may be a Victorian vanity, but it's still absolutely magnificent.