Iż-Żejtun, Malta
Secret Passage in St. Gregory's
A hidden tunnel of bones in one of Malta's oldest churches.
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Iż-Żejtun, Malta
A hidden tunnel of bones in one of Malta's oldest churches.
Trondheim, Norway
The world's first and only escalator for lazy bicycles and their daunted riders.
Camelford, England
A 6th-century stone lies at the site of the mythical battle waged between King Arthur and his nemesis Mordred.
Vågsøy, Norway
Thousands of years of crashing waves gave this mushroom-shaped rock its svelte figure.
Windham, Connecticut
Public outcry led to this bridge's unique character which celebrates a giant frog battle and also sewing.
Blue Earth, Minnesota
This massive roadside mascot was the first version of the giant to illustrate his butt.
Bigelow, Arkansas
Town not known for anything except its strange name.
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Lovingly nick-named the "Brick Dick" this municipal tower was winner of the World's Most Phallic Building Contest.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.
Lisse, Netherlands
Unsurprisingly, Holland is home to one of the most magnificent flower gardens in the world.
Aalsmeer, Netherlands
The largest flower auction house in the world.
Hoofddorp, Netherlands
An ingenious Dutch land art project uses grass ridges to cut airport noise pollution in half.
Berkley, Massachusetts
A coastal rock outcrop with mysterious inscriptions variously attributed to Native Americans, Portuguese, Phoenicians, Norse, and more.
Blythe, California
Ancient human, animal, and geometric figures drawn in the earth.
Kimberley, South Africa
Mined to a depth of 240 meters with a perimeter of about 1.6 km, the largest hand-dug excavation in the world.
Tongwynlais, Wales
High Victorian fantasy created a fairytale castle out of a ruined fortress in Wales.
Cardiff, Wales
Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.
Dulverton, England
This ancient bridge made of stone slabs is said to be reserved for the devil to sunbathe.
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
Newquay, England
An ancient hotspot for spotting schools of fish.
Newquay, England
Sometimes an island, sometimes a rocky outcropping connected to the world by a tiny suspension bridge.
Ponsanooth, England
A sturdy relic of Britain's once crucial gunpowder industry is now a haunting Cornish ruin.
Launceston, England
Now nearly dry, this lake is said to be the ancient home of the Lady of the Lake, and was once thought to be bottomless.
Bodmin, England
This antique prison is a tourist attraction with a sordid past.