Paris, France
The Recumbent Effigy of Victor Noir
How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?
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Paris, France
How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?
Inverkeithing, Scotland
A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.
Birnam, Scotland
This Birnam-based garden honors the legacy of 19th-century children’s book author Beatrix Potter.
Dublin, Ireland
This permanent collection of preserved bodies taken from Irish bogs is one of the leading authorities on such morbid mummies.
Whitehead, Northern Ireland
This tower once belonged to a castle fit for a knight.
Whitehead, Northern Ireland
These huge glacial erratics are humorously named after a much much smaller bird.
Antrim, Northern Ireland
This former World War II torpedo testing location is now an important nesting site for migratory birds.
Whitehead, Northern Ireland
This Victorian-era walkway is just one of the many 19th-century treasures in Whitehead.
Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
These sculptures honor the knights who once called Carrickfergus Castle their stronghold.
Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
A replica memorializes the site where women were punished after the last witchcraft trial in Ireland.
Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
High on a hill, an obelisk stands as tribute to local soldiers from several wars.
Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland
Commemorating the landing of William of Orange with his European army on their way to the Battle of the Boyne.
London, England
Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bridge that died in war and was resurected.
Dundonald, Northern Ireland
This large neolithic tomb, also known as Greengraves, is hidden off a Northern Irish road.
San Francisco, California
A historic hotel that made a cameo in Hitchcock's classic film has no intention of letting guests forget its fame.
Avebury, England
The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.
Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
Birmingham, England
This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.
Waterloo, England
A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.
Carnac, France
Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Flashy signs from Las Vegas’s past find their final resting place at this unusual graveyard.
Bray, England
You can spend the night in Dr. Frank-N-Furter's castle.