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A relic of medieval punishment marks the center of this quintessential English village.

The site of the notorious Great Train Robbery of £2.6 million, one of the biggest heists in English history.

A renovated henge and stone circle just south of Stanton Harcourt village.

This multicolored meandering masterpiece is Britain's longest bench.

This mysterious chalk figure of a horse has been recreated and restored for more than a century.

This giant geoglyph of mysterious origins is now the site of neo-pagan rituals.

Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.

A 150-year-old steam locomotive crosses the southern half of the island daily.

The remains of the wrecked steam trawler can be found on the beach at low tide.

A wooden statue of an Estonian pagan god and King of the Setos stands atop a sacred hill.

Legend says lovers who hold hands while venturing along this stone jetty and kiss at the end will remain together forever.

A small part of Russia that does not touch any other part of Russia.

The final resting place of the last "gypsy king" of Poland.

An optical Illusion once believed to be an electrical phenomenon.

On this Polish road, an optical illusion makes cars seem to roll uphill.

In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.

A mysterious structure left behind on the Polish mountainside, sometimes called "Hitler's Stonehenge".

One of the largest amphitheaters in Europe is a former Nazi German gathering place that still stands today.

A 90-ton, gravity-defiant steam locomotive shoots for the skies in this bizarrely beautiful public artwork.

At first glance, this area seems like just another city park, but the lush landscape hides a dark past.

A striking public sculpture representing the period of martial law in Communist Poland.

The beloved war-time celebrity spent time in the area before retiring to the Edinburgh Zoo.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.