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

The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.

An unexpectedly extraterrestrial room in a former Victorian resort club.

A sculpture of a partly-buried Roman helmet commemorates a North Wales town’s connection with its Roman past.

This 1776 beacon on the coast of Wales is said to have a ghost called Raymond, the last lighthouse keeper.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

One of the oldest suspension bridges in the world blends in perfectly with a medieval castle.

One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.

In a resort town where the real Alice spent her summer holidays, iconic characters create a curious trail.

Roman ruins found on the outskirts of a small town on the North Wales coast have over time become a strong part of the community's identity.

A unique set of caves that spits waves back out into the ocean.

The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

This saltwater swimming pool, which is the last of its kind in the United States, is slowly crumbling within sight of multiple high-end beachside hotels.

Earth's tallest volcano is sacred to Native Hawaiians, and home to a dozen world-class observatories.

Watch the newest land on the planet form before your eyes.

An exhibition devoted to the life (and posthumous taxidermy form) of the last known representative of the Pinta Island Tortoises.

Town full of spiritualists, some of whom are mediums, is still in full swing after 130 years.

The ancient past meets the retro-future at these dinosaur tracks that are protected by a geodesic dome.

This little-known Revolutionary War fort is supposedly haunted by the ghosts of its past.

A scenic fort on the harbor protected Philadelphia from an attack that never came.

This scenic Maryland park was the site of one of the worst prison camps of the Civil War.

This little brick tunnel built by Confederate forces was used to conduct surprise attacks on the railroad.