Canterbury, England
The Great Cloister and Chapter House of Canterbury Cathedral
One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.
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Canterbury, England
One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.
Northwest Arctic, Alaska
Massive mounds of golden sand look like a desert landscape randomly plopped in an Arctic forest.
Glasgow, Scotland
These semi-natural waterfalls hint at the park's Victorian-era industrial past.
Couëron, France
The sunken structure looks like the victim of a catastrophic flood.
Monterey, California
One of the most elaborate displays of Jellyfish is on display at the aquarium.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.
Slagelse Municipality, Denmark
A perfectly circular stronghold constructed in the 10th century is now a nucleus of Viking culture housing a museum, village, and reenactment of an epic Viking battle.
Akureyri, Iceland
Iceland: home to volcanoes, waterfalls and, apparently, Santa?
Ohope, New Zealand
The explorer Captain Cook may have named it White Island, but the Maori call it Te Puia o Whakaari – The Dramatic Volcano.
Istanbul, Turkey
A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.
Bellingham, Washington
Stones speckled along Harris Avenue reveal hidden nuggets of the past.
Middlefield, Connecticut
This petite park lets visitors see and touch examples of fossilized dinosaur tracks.
Durham, North Carolina
The scene of the largest surrender of Confederate troops at the end of the American Civil War.
Ansons Bay, Australia
Aqua white sand highlighted with fiery red rocks.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
This remote Scottish isle is only inhabited by seals, birds, and the memory of a tragic settlement.
Dumbarton, Scotland
This volcanic plug boasts the longest recorded history of any Scottish stronghold.
Mackinac County, Michigan
The fifth-longest suspension bridge the world, connecting one Michigan peninsula to another.
Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal
This crumbling Portuguese ruin overlooks the populace it once ruled.
Millers Point, Australia
This historic observatory contains the world's oldest refracting lens telescope.
Rivière-Koksoak, Québec
A lake in the middle of the tundra of Quebec is said to be the purest freshwater lake on Earth.
Cramlington, England
A million and a half tons of earth were used to create one of the world's largest land sculptures.
Bragar, Scotland
A whale's jawbone and a malfunctioning harpoon welcome you to the village of Bragar and its lore.
Rochester, New York
The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.
Minneapolis, Minnesota
This 1960s kinetic artwork has been restored and is once again whirling away in downtown Minneapolis.