Litchfield Park, Australia
Magnetic Termite Mounds
Let these towering termite-building structures tell you where to go.
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Litchfield Park, Australia
Let these towering termite-building structures tell you where to go.
St Mary, Jersey
This natural crater along the coast of Jersey may take its name from the devil statues who have watched over it.
St Helier, Jersey
A statue erected in honor of the toadish nickname given to Jersey residents by the French.
Nassau, Bahamas
This staircase in a lush tropical grotto was built by enslaved laborers and renamed to honor Queen Victoria's role in ending slavery in the British Empire.
Ballandean, Australia
Originally made for a fruit festival in the area in 1998 this was then erected outside the railway station and is now one of Australia’s iconic “Big Things” right at the side of the highway.
Glen Innes, Australia
A tribute to the Celtic nations that helped settle Australia.
Bermuda
Storms, funding, and in-fighting have kept this Bermuda church from ever being completed.
Bermuda
The world's smallest drawbridge.
Bermuda
The final resting place for Bermuda's British military, including a man who died of sunstroke.
Ashland, Massachusetts
A historic pub with traditional Irish cuisine, fine drinks, and a paranormal past.
Bermuda
Once a strategically imperative naval base, portions of this Bermuda dock complex now serve cruise ships.
Aberdeen, Scotland
This effigy was crafted to annoy a neighbor after a civil dispute over a foul smell.
Aberdeen, Scotland
A dozen cast iron leopards stand guard along the length of Aberdeen's Union Bridge.
Ohakune, New Zealand
The largest model carrot in the world.
Cape Reinga, New Zealand
Mounds of fine golden sand that can rise nearly 500 feet tall.
Middlemarch, New Zealand
New Zealand's only inland salt lake goes through a constant cycle of filling, evaporating, and refilling.
Coromandel, New Zealand
This incredible narrow-gauge mountain railway was created by a ceramic artist.
Dunedin, New Zealand
Running since 1864, this clock has yet to be wound, one of the longest-running science experiments known.
Waimangu, New Zealand
Deadly scalding and one of the largest hot springs in the world.
Waipu, New Zealand
A galaxy of glowworms—larvae of a gnat—hides deep in the belly of these caves.
Glastonbury, England
A dark Victorian well house now plays host to mystical waters and pagan shrines.
Glastonbury, England
In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.
Glastonbury, England
Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.
Stow-on-the-Wold, England
This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.