Morecambe, England
Eric Morecambe Statue
Dedicated to the legendary comedian Eric Morecambe depicting his iconic "Bring Me Sunshine" stance.
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Morecambe, England
Dedicated to the legendary comedian Eric Morecambe depicting his iconic "Bring Me Sunshine" stance.
Newburyport, Massachusetts
The last surviving life-size sculpture owned by eccentric 18th century businessman and self-styled "Lord Timothy Dexter" who once decorated his home with 40 of these.
Dexter, Iowa
The notorious couple camped at this site after a bloody shootout with police.
Paris, France
The water-powered carriages are long gone, but for over a century this funicular railway has been the fastest route to the highest point in Paris.
San Francisco, California
A collection of 20th-century automata, penny arcade games, and musical contraptions.
Collodi, Italy
The towering Pinocchio stands 63 feet tall in the Italian village his creator frequented as a child.
Alton, Illinois
This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.
Danbury, Connecticut
Star-spangled and 38 feet tall.
Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Bronx, New York
The longest step street in the city.
Berwick-upon-Tweed, England
Over a decade ago, painted penguins mysteriously appeared around Berwick-upon-Tweed for no apparent reason.
Berwick-upon-Tweed, England
One of the few surviving examples of Victorian-era public toilets now houses a small homestay.
Duddo, England
There were once more than five stones in this ancient monument.
Cambridge, England
The graveyard with the highest IQ in Britain.
Oxford, England
The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."
Wentworth, England
The UK's largest private house was the subject of a long-lasting political dispute.
Stockholm, Sweden
A Swedish university commemorates the former U.S. President’s bathroom visit with a gold plaque.
Stockholm, Sweden
A simple stone remembers one of the most menacing horses in the Swedish military.
Stockholm, Sweden
A tombstone on the grounds of the royal castle marks the burial site of a Swedish king's beloved dog.
Cardiff, Wales
Beautiful Victorian mansion on Cardiff's outskirts was once the family home of a South Wales coal mining dynasty.
Cardiff, Wales
Sitting in a quiet field just west of Cardiff is a well-preserved megalithic burial chamber, topped with a 40-ton capstone
Cardiff, Wales
Near where the ill-fated Terra Nova expedition launched, there is a monument to 'Scott of the Antarctic'
Llanberis, Wales
What was once the world's second largest slate quarry is now a surreal post-industrial landscape
Littledean, England
A 200-year-old prison that now houses a peculiar crime museum.