Morpeth, England
Cragside
This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.
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Morpeth, England
This enchanting Victorian estate was home to the world's first hydroelectric power generator.
Leeds, England
The largest preserved walking dragline excavator in Western Europe.
Stoke Heath, England
A slightly surreal menagerie of structures that were lovingly spared from demolition and reconstructed in a field.
Cirencester, England
Trimmings from the record-setting tree line that surrounds Cirencester Park have been used to manufacture chemotherapy drugs.
Machynlleth, Wales
Led Zeppelin wrote some of their most iconic songs at this little 18th-century Welsh cottage.
Qoqek, China
Eurasia's most difficult place to hang out, and farthest point from sea access.
Kerman, Iran
The hottest, driest, and most scenic desert on Earth.
Jiuquan, China
Hundreds of caves filled with thousands of centuries-old statues and murals.
Bayingol, China
Made by river sediment, it is the largest alluvial fan in the world.
Elmhurst, Illinois
Explore an underground labyrinth of miniature railroads.
Simsbury, Connecticut
This sycamore is Connecticut's largest tree, New England's largest sycamore, and among the largest of its kind nationwide.
South Harting, England
This ruined folly was originally built to honor a failed American state that would have become "Westsylvania."
London, England
A tribute to an 18th-century British surveyor.