A building so large that it has its own weather.

Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.

Home to some of the oldest hominid fossils ever found.

The Cape of Good Hope is not quite as low as you can go on the African continent, but it's still geographically significant.

This African beach is home to thousands of rare mainland penguins that are known for their annoying voice.

A sobering account of the vibrant multicultural neighborhood that was destroyed under apartheid.

On any given day this sprawling market houses literally tons of government-regulated gold, gems, and precious metals.

This indoor ski resort has a mountain contained inside a mall.

Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.

One of England's oldest stone churches and the birthplace of the "father of English history."

This lonely bronze walrus celebrates a character in a Lewis Carroll poem.

This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.

This museum honors the young maritime hero who became an unexpected Victorian-era celebrity.

This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.

This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.

The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”

This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.

A bronze sculpture immortalizes a historic 1936, 26-day-long march for economic relief.

Royal burial place of the kings of ancient Britain.

This sculpture made up of 22 bulbous bronze figures reminds locals of massive Weeble Woobles.

Eat fish and chips in a striking Neoclassical building that once hid a public lavatory.

The former "holiday home" for monks at the Durham Cathedral.

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

This Victorian footbridge over the River Tees was originally built to carry water from the high moorland to the industrial towns on the coast.