Saint Austell, England
Lost Gardens of Heligan
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
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Saint Austell, England
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
Mawnan Smith, England
The twists and turns of this serpentine maze are over 170 years old.
Penzance, England
A circle stone within a stone circle.
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
Nashtifan, Iran
The vertical-axis windmills of ancient Persia have been grinding flour for 1,000 years and counting.
Nagakute, Japan
A real-life replica of a home from Hayao Miyazaki's beloved movie "My Neighbor Totoro."
Joplin, Missouri
A small museum dedicated to the whimsical tool that turns sugar cookies into works of art.
North Chideock, England
These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.
Yangzhou Shi, China
Mirrored floors and arched shelves create the illusion of an infinite tunnel of books.
Iceland
This rusting remnant of the local herring industry is being given a second life.
Marmore, Italy
Romans built the world's tallest artificial waterfall in 271 BC.
East Molesey, England
The world's largest grapevine has produced a delicious harvest at Hampton Court Palace for almost 250 years.
Isla Mujeres, Mexico
One man's fulfilled dream of living on an artificial island made of recycled plastic bottles.
Reykjavik, Iceland
A vintage video game wonderland in downtown Reykjavik.
Montalegre, Portugal
Local lore says the devil built this beautiful medieval bridge to help a fleeing bandit.
Oxford, England
One of Europe's oldest libraries.
Cheltenham, England
Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.
Dochula, Bhutan
The small sanctuaries lie just off the beaten path near one of Bhutan's most famous attractions.
Mülenen, Switzerland
Traversing steep Alpine slopes, this engineering marvel is one of the longest and highest funiculars in the world.
Flåm, Norway
One of the most breathtaking railways in Europe also takes one of the steepest climbs, from fjord to mountain plateau.
Braga, Portugal
A stunning 18th-century site where pilgrims ascend by a series of punishing stairs only to return via funicular.
Lookout Mountain, Tennessee
This funicular railway rumbles along for a mile up the nearly vertical face of Chattanooga’s Lookout Mountain.
Odda, Norway
Walk 2,300 feet above the ground on the "Troll's Tongue."
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
There aren't too many operational funiculars around, but Pittsburgh has two!