Gwynedd, Wales
Fitzcarraldo
In a boatyard near Aberdyfi is a nautically inspired work of art.
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Gwynedd, Wales
In a boatyard near Aberdyfi is a nautically inspired work of art.
Sluis, Netherlands
This bell tower is the only one of its kind in the Netherlands and was a symbol of prestige.
Dawson City, Yukon
A lasting testament to the Klondike Gold Rush.
Beaumaris, Wales
A holy well believed to have healing powers.
Baltimore, Maryland
The only public swimming pool in Baltimore open to Black Americans during segregation is now a permanent memorial art exhibit.
Inverkeithing, Scotland
A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.
Lincoln, England
Legend says this demonic carving inside a medieval cathedral was one of Satan's minions.
Stockholm, Sweden
This statue and park honor the Swedish chemist Jacob Berzelius, one of the founders of modern chemistry.
Paris, France
This small, ingenious cannon once helped regulate Parisian life.
Twin Falls, Idaho
Where the famed daredevil attempted to launch himself across a canyon in a custom-built rocket.
Apia, Samoa
A museum now occupies the mansion in Samoa where the prolific Scottish writer chose to spend the last years of his life.
Leiden, Netherlands
For over 100 years the most important physicists in the world have autographed this university wall.
Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador
This quirky museum celebrates the history of a local cod fishing industry.
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
A massive display of meteorites all found in the Atacama Desert.
Ostend, Belgium
Rediscovered in 1992, this abandoned medieval village once flourished by fishing and piracy.
Inuvik, Northwest Territories
This house of worship in the Arctic Circle is shaped like an igloo.
Garching bei München, Germany
This red London phone booth once stood in front of Buckingham Palace and was used by the queen.
Ragunda S, Sweden
An ornate Thai pavilion in the middle of Sweden.
Sunderland, England
This lonely bronze walrus celebrates a character in a Lewis Carroll poem.
Oulu, Finland
An incredibly durable timepiece glows beneath shoppers' feet.
Rättvik V, Sweden
An oil drilling mistake created this fountain that has been spraying water for over 150 years.
Plymouth, England
Overlooking the spot where the Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower stands Devon's answer to the Colossus of Rhodes.
Port Erin, Isle of Man
A 150-year-old steam locomotive crosses the southern half of the island daily.
Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland
This massive basalt sea stack stands obtrusively from the rocky coastline.