Zurich, Switzerland
Findling vom Geissturm
This massive boulder was hurled into a Zurich church when a gunpowder depot was struck by lightning in 1652.
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Zurich, Switzerland
This massive boulder was hurled into a Zurich church when a gunpowder depot was struck by lightning in 1652.
Eglwyswrw, Wales
This rocky outcrop served as a quarry for some of the bluestones that sit at the center of Stonehenge.
London, England
You can still see bits of the camouflage used to hide this Art Deco building from bombers during World War II.
Barcelona, Spain
This fountain was designed to honor the man who helped bring water to Barcelona.
Newton Mearns, Scotland
Attached to this castle is a local church.
Farnborough, England
The lasting remains of the Balloon Section of the British Armed Forces.
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Considered "the most original, complete, and unimproved" circles in Aberdeenshire.
London, England
The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.
Krakow, Poland
A collection of modern and vintage pinball machines housed in the cellar of a 15th-century building.
Mexico City, Mexico
Named after a Mexican president, who once lived nearby, this park in a residential Mexico City neighborhood packs a whole lot of history into a small space.
Cessford, Scotland
The ruins of a 15th-century castle that has seen its fair share of bitter feuds.
London, England
Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.
Shrewsbury, England
A prison with a more than 200-year history.
London, England
This black cat was actually designed to ward off bad luck.
Wellington, New Zealand
Leave a trinket at this artistic collection of mailboxes.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Designed to illustrate two parts of the human psyche.
Holywood, Scotland
Experience history from the stomping grounds of the great Scottish poet.
Grimsby, England
A 12th-century church that houses a dark creature.
Carefree, Arizona
Once disputed as the largest sundial in the world.
Sölvesborg, Sweden
One of the longest footbridges in Europe.
Galway, Ireland
The ruins of a monastery that dates to the 7th century.
Wormingford, England
Was the ravaging reptilian that terrorized this village a dragon, or an escapee from a London menagerie?
London, England
One of America's founding fathers lived in this London lodging between 1757 and 1775.
Guildford, England
This Edwardian workhouse tells a harrowing story of those who were forced to trade hard labor for lodging.