Greatstone, England
Greatstone Sound Mirrors
Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.
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Greatstone, England
Huge concrete structures designed as an early warning system for Britain to detect enemy aircraft.
Coleford, England
The mysterious, fantastical woodland inspiration for "The Lord of the Rings."
Littledean, England
A 200-year-old prison that now houses a peculiar crime museum.
Morro Bay, California
A massive volcanic plug is now a protected area that hosts a number of bird species.
Truckee, California
Bits and pieces from the ill-fated Donner Party's winter cabins.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.
Vancouver, British Columbia
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
Los Angeles, California
The final resting place of a space program monolith, soon to be unveiled again to the public.
Ascension Island
Remote, volcanic island that Darwin, Hooker, and the Royal Navy shaped into a thriving, artificial ecosystem.
Ghan, Australia
Curious crater remnants in the middle of the Australian outback.
Katoomba, Australia
This trio of Australian rock spires may have inspired aboriginal legend or just modern tourism.
Parkes, Australia
This giant dish located in a sheep paddock was the primary receiver of Apollo 11 TV transmissions.
Princetown, Australia
Nine limestone rock stacks on Australia's "Shipwreck Coast."
Melbourne, Australia
Taxidermy of the racing horse with a huge heart, who inspired hope in the Depression.
Tocumwal, Australia
Fiberglass fish built in 1968 after months of fundraising.
Broken Hill, Australia
Designed by artist Pro Hart, built elsewhere in 1980.
Broken Hill, Australia
Located on top of mines that run through Broken Hill.
Broken Hill, Australia
A modest park memorial pays tribute to one of the Titanic's most revered storylines.
East Sussex, England
England's most notorious suicide spot.
Lewes, England
Both church and state get put to the torch in this annual festival in the "Bonfire Capital of the World."
Adelaide, Australia
The largest collection of Indigenous Australian artifacts in the world, and the rare museum where wood-and-glass cabinets have trumped interactive exhibits.
Coober Pedy, Australia
An opal mining town in the middle of Australia where people live, worship, and shop underground.
East Sussex, England
These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.