Youngsville, North Carolina
Tomb of William Jeffreys
A young state senator's deathbed plea to be buried inside a rock resulted in this unusual grave site.
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Youngsville, North Carolina
A young state senator's deathbed plea to be buried inside a rock resulted in this unusual grave site.
St Helier, Jersey
A statue erected in honor of the toadish nickname given to Jersey residents by the French.
Kyiv, Ukraine
The medieval prince founded the first library in Ukraine at Saint Sophia's Cathedral where he was interred.
Valencia, Spain
Of the many chalices in the running for the Holy Grail, this one in Valencia Cathedral sure looks the part.
Luster, Norway
An intricately carved Viking church overlooks a glistening fjord.
Vågsøy, Norway
Thousands of years of crashing waves gave this mushroom-shaped rock its svelte figure.
England
The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.
Sheffield, England
One of the last doorless, continuously moving elevators still in use in the U.K.
Colne, England
The violinist who played on as the Titanic sank is buried in this quiet English cemetery.
Brighton, England
This concept building is the UK's first attempt at making a permanent structure of nothing but trash.
Orkney, Scotland
A red sandstone freestanding monolith rises out of the sea in northern Scotland.
Manningtree, England
This surreal art house looks like a geometric version of a small chapel.
Chesterfield, England
The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.
Roughlee, England
This witch statue remembers a time in England's history when fear trumped truth.
Thorpeness, England
Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.
Seaham, England
A vortex fountain that seems to rise out of the ground.
East Molesey, England
Floating pink tap installed for a flower show in London.
Saint Andrews, Scotland
This bronze statue was erected to honor a small Scottish town's beloved stray cat.
Canterbury, England
This skewed English house has looked like it's going to fall over for centuries.
Penzance, England
A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.
York, England
A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.
Great Missenden, England
This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).
Dunino, Scotland
A site of pagan worship which still attracts people looking for fairies.
Stekene, Belgium
Somewhere there is a giant who can no longer poop, but now travelers can stay inside his anus.