Peebles, Scotland
Great Polish Map of Scotland
This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.
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Peebles, Scotland
This huge concrete map of Scotland was built as a thank you gift from a Polish soldier.
Canterbury, England
One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Lerwick, Scotland
During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.
Isle of Iona, Scotland
A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.
Ripon, England
One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.
Saint Austell, England
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
Coverham, England
A modern English garden of eccentric beasts, follies, and oddities.
Tintagel, England
A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
Godalming, England
The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.
Seattle, Washington
A Boeing mechanic and his wife leave a whimsical, stone sculptured garden as their legacy.
Seattle, Washington
The spur that wouldn’t die.
London, England
A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."
London, England
A student driver's nightmare.
London, England
A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.
Vatican City
Hidden beneath the famous St. Peter's Basilica is a veritable city of the dead that may hold the remains of St. Peter himself.
Berlin, Germany
A traditional U-Bahn station in Berlin gets a string of rather untraditional benches.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin's old airport.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A succession of eerily contemplative iron figures lead from a Scottish museum to the sea.
New York, New York
This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.
New York, New York
Salute the leader of the proletariat.
New York, New York
Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.
New York, New York
Mysterious 500-year-old tapestries depict a unicorn hunt.