Bath and North East Somerset, England
Solsbury Hill
An Iron Age hillfort rooted in Arthurian legend was made famous by musician Peter Gabriel.
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Bath and North East Somerset, England
An Iron Age hillfort rooted in Arthurian legend was made famous by musician Peter Gabriel.
Ecclerigg, England
These curious rocks located in the Lake District include several strange inscriptions of famous names.
Bowness-on-Windermere, England
This 17th-century pub once had a hole in its wall so the neighboring blacksmith could easily access beer.
Elterwater, England
The sculptural remains of the last home of a legendary Dada artist.
Grasmere, England
This charming English house was once the home of England's most famous poet.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This sculpture commemorates Edinburgh's sister city and their respective celebrity dogs.
Tintagel, England
It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.
Tintagel, England
Part museum, part piece of Arthurian-inspired history, this stately hall attracts King Arthur fans from miles away.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These tiny effigies are believed to represent victims of Edinburgh’s notorious Anatomy Murders.
Montclair, New Jersey
Edison's cast-in-place concrete houses were a failure, but way ahead of their time.
Cumberland, Maryland
Maryland's first (and last standing) toll house on America's first federal road established the state as the "Gateway to the West."
Peebles, Ohio
The largest earthwork effigy in the world.
Cullowhee, North Carolina
Mysterious ancient boulder carved with petroglyphs in the mountains of Western North Carolina.
Coolidge, Arizona
Some of the tallest ancient American ruins continue to inspire awe and curiosity.
Salem, New Hampshire
America's oldest archaeological site or a muddled case of wishful thinking.
Washington, D.C.
An Industrial Revolution-era public work that purified water using nothing but sand.
Morristown, New Jersey
A trompe-l'oeil statue honoring the first guide dog in North America.
Somerset, England
The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.
Cleveland, South Carolina
According to local lore, this narrow passageway through two large rocks was accidentally created by the devil himself.
Baltimore, Maryland
The man who first patented the Ouija board rests in peace beneath a headstone that playfully reflects that achievement.
Baltimore, Maryland
Eighteen miniature death-scene dioramas.
London, England
The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.
San Jose, California
A peculiar mansion built by the troubled heir to the Winchester Rifle Company fortune.