Places Edited by Gavin

A copy of the Statue of Liberty greets visitors to the birthplace of Auguste Bartholdi.

This tiny little cave was said to have been a refuge for a saint with a glowing arm.

A stone copper was sculpted on the wall of the Carlisle Cathedral to honor a local hero.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

Built in 1911, the Tees Transporter Bridge is one of only six transporter bridges still in operation.

The King is honored by an elaborate grotto on a continent he never visited.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.

This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.

This historic Melbourne bullet factory is fully encased in a massive glass and steel cone.

This tall Massachusetts folly got its name thanks to all of the purple prose its vistas inspired.

The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.

This Scottish bridge seems to compel dogs to leap to their death.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

This lovely, if imposing, piece of Canadian gothic is possibly the most photographed hotel in the world.

Once housing children next to hardened criminals this historic jail once displayed Ned Kelly's skull until it was stolen.

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

These two delightful animal-shaped buildings host a visitor center and wool shop.

London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.