Deepcar, England
The Dragon of Wantley
A stone wall commemorates the legend of a ferocious dragon who literally got his butt kicked by a knight.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
Deepcar, England
A stone wall commemorates the legend of a ferocious dragon who literally got his butt kicked by a knight.
Mgxotyeni, South Africa
A massive rock in the surf steeped in legends.
Berlin, Germany
An old tram depot transformed into a vintage car paradise.
Ashburn, Virginia
The largest cemetery for enslaved people in Loudoun County was almost lost to history, if not for the research of a minister.
Coleford, England
The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."
Mellieħa, Malta
An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.
Allenwood, Pennsylvania
Over 100 concrete munitions bunkers are all that remain of a Pennsylvanian village seized by the US government.
Lagoa, Portugal
Perhaps the most spectacular grotto along the Algarve coastline.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Seven mini rowhouses fill the gap between 54 and 70 Westerstraat.
Washington, D.C.
A painfully obvious spy house sits right across the street from the Russian Embassy.
Lemont, Illinois
This former nursery supplied plants for the creation of Chicago's largest park.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This plaque commemorates the call between Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas A. Watson.
Milan, Italy
A Milanese café entirely designed by the American director Wes Anderson.
Detroit, Michigan
Over a thousand feet beneath the Detroit streets is a subterranean metropolis few are allowed to enter.
Naples, Italy
This shining multicolored metro station deep under Naples is said to be the most beautiful in Europe.
Tuoro sul Trasimeno, Italy
This lesser-known leaning tower is all that remains of the medieval castle of Vernazzano.
Memphis, Tennessee
The juke joint where legendary soul artists ate, drank, and made merry.
Eaglehawk Neck, Australia
This extraordinary geological oddity resembles human-made pavement.
Whitethorn, California
A grove of "candelabra redwoods" deep in California's Lost Coast.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.
Yachats, Oregon
On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.
Renfrewshire, Scotland
This stone was once used by druids to determine a person's innocence or guilt.
Houston, Texas
A taste of Middle Earth, in the middle of the Bayou City.