The Hague, Netherlands
World Peace Flame Pathway
Lumps of significant stone from around the world surround a flaming monument for peace.
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The Hague, Netherlands
Lumps of significant stone from around the world surround a flaming monument for peace.
The Hague, Netherlands
Hidden within a Netherlands crater is a stone bed that lets those who lie in it see the sky as a curved surface.
Hoek van Holland, Netherlands
This enormous storm barrier is one of the largest moving structures on Earth, with each arm taller than the Washington Monument.
Stellendam, Netherlands
Watch the local Netherlands birds from inside this giant eco-egg.
Halsteren, Netherlands
Invisible bridge parts the waters, invoking biblical images and preserving the ominous feel of an ancient moat.
Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
A maze of crosses marks the jumbled divide between the Netherlands and Belgium.
Eindhoven, Netherlands
A UFO-shaped event building originally intended to be a science museum showcasing the future.
Larne, Northern Ireland
The "Black Arch" guards the entrance to the picturesque Glens of Antrim.
Hemel Hempstead, England
A giant roundabout made up of six smaller roundabouts can befuddle the uninitiated.
Hemel Hempstead, England
The eternal resting place of the last highwayman hanged in England.
Cambridge, England
An ordinary lamppost situated in the middle of Cambridge has an unusual moniker and history.
Cambridge, England
Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.
Cambridge, England
Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.
Cambridge, England
The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.
Uley, England
You can crawl inside this atmospheric 5,000-year-old tomb.
Malmesbury, England
This crumbling headstone commemorates the first death by tiger in Britain's history.
Swindon, England
This hilarious English intersection is an automotive whirlpool.
Combe, England
Death hangs in the air here, where a 17th-century gibbet has been erected on a Neolithic tomb.
Bewdley, England
The church is gone, but the graves and legends remain.
Hampton Fields, England
Local lore says passing infants through its holes could magically cure them of measles and rickets.
Rushen, Isle of Man
This concrete memorial commemorates a group of brave locals who saved the crew and passengers of a wrecked ship.
Rushen, Isle of Man
This unique rock formation has become a popular walking trail.
Ballasalla, Isle of Man
Mysterious chains and iron stakes adorn this strange grave, with no explanation.
Douglas, Isle of Man
This hidden bridge is where local children leave gifts and messages for the island's fay folk.