Hove, England
Everest's Grave
An unassuming churchyard is the resting place of a pioneering surveyor and reluctant namesake of a mountain.
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Hove, England
An unassuming churchyard is the resting place of a pioneering surveyor and reluctant namesake of a mountain.
Rome, Italy
This large, circular tomb is the final resting place of the first emperor of Rome.
Paris, France
135 bronze medallions mark a French meridian line which once rivaled the hotshot Greenwich timeline.
San Francisco, California
The randomness of this wall of lava lamps helps encrypt up to 10 percent of the internet.
Alamo, Nevada
Mysterious meeting place for UFO hunters near Area 51.
Interlaken, Switzerland
A Swiss amusement park entirely dedicated to the theory of ancient astronauts.
Lerwick, Scotland
During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.
Baltasound, Scotland
This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.
West Hollywood, California
An Italian restaurant became a rock-and-roll hangout and the lair of the "Hollywood vampires."
Ardtalnaig, Scotland
Monty Python fans will recognize this abandoned mine as the Cave of the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog.
Faringdon, England
The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.
Somerset, England
This astronomical clock is the second oldest in England.
Lincolnshire, England
This century-old cinema is complete with musical interludes and boasts a rare projection system.
Ollantaytambo, Peru
Preserved Inca city and site of the last Inca stronghold against the Spanish conquistadors.
Hegra, Saudi Arabia
An unfinished tomb carved into a giant boulder in the Arabian Desert.
London, England
The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.
Tbilisi, Georgia
A small but hugely whimsical theater where marionettes play out the "The Battle of Stalingrad."
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo’s only Vaudeville-cuckoo clock–steampunk-Victorian curio cabinet time piece.
Cambridge, England
Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.
Ballintoy, Northern Ireland
This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.
Dowth, Ireland
The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
Dublin, Ireland
A former fortified tower now houses a collection of classic communications equipment.
Castlewellan, Northern Ireland
A peace symbol in Northern Ireland is among the world's largest hedge mazes.