Alton Barnes, England
Alton Barnes White Horse
This massive chalk hill carving is one of England's most beloved giant horse geoglyphs.
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Alton Barnes, England
This massive chalk hill carving is one of England's most beloved giant horse geoglyphs.
Pewsey, England
This figure was cut into the hillside in 1937 to commemorate the coronation of King George VI.
Ecchinswell, England
This grassy, tree-lined hill shares a name with the much-loved novel that it inspired.
Naha, Japan
Archaeologists continue to debate whether this site yielded the oldest human remains in Japan.
Oakham, England
Hundreds of huge, centuries-old horseshoes adorn the walls of this nontraditional 12th-century castle.
England
The largest offshore wind farm in the world would be even bigger if it weren't for some pesky birds.
Kapa'a, Hawaii
This narrow coastline trail through the dense Kauai wilderness is among the most beautiful and dangerous in the world.
Laxey, Isle of Man
World's largest working waterwheel has been around for over 150 years.
Southend-on-Sea, England
A boat slowly sinking into the Essex mud flats bearing the names of the disappeared that haunt the Thames Estuary.
Rayleigh, England
This octagonal cottage is the smallest and the oldest council house in the United Kingdom.
Kerry, Ireland
Perfectly preserved ancient monastery in an impossibly dramatic location on a rocky island in the Atlantic.
Kerry, Ireland
Traveling this mountain pass reveals quaint stone buildings, stunning Irish scenery, and a bridge said to grant wishes.
Rosscarbery, Ireland
One of the most popular megalithic sites in Ireland stands as a humbler version of Stonehenge.
Skibbereen, Ireland
This floating garden in the sky is straight out of a fairy tale, but the real thing is nothing short of magical.
Cork, Ireland
An oddly conical beacon perched atop beautiful Irish cliffs.
Cork, Ireland
A stunning medieval castle owned and restored by the famed actor Jeremy Irons.
Lisnagrave, Ireland
The eerie remains of one of Ireland's oldest castles, said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who brings ill fate.
Key West, Florida
Visitors are welcome to enter this lush Key West sanctuary to entertain its plethora of rescued parrots.
Key West, Florida
The birthplace of American international flight service has been turned into a celebrity's microbrewery.
Elbow Cay, Bahamas
In the Bahamas sits a lighthouse that is among the last of its kind.
Bahamas
This isthmus in the Bahamas narrowly separates the roiling Atlantic from the cool Bight of Eleuthera.
South Eleuthera, Bahamas
A paradise hotel turned from opulent to overgrown.
Big Major Cay, Bahamas
In paradise, feral pigs have claimed an island all to themselves.
Nassau, Bahamas
Impressive sink holes fill this untouched old-growth forest in the Bahamas.