Amesbury, England
Stonehenge
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
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Amesbury, England
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
London, England
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Peebles, Scotland
A small literary museum remembers the life and works of the author of The Thirty-Nine Steps.
Highland, Scotland
An abandoned village where the ruined foundations cling to a cliff.
John o' Groats, Scotland
The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This charming old building's loose connection with the Scottish Reformer is what saved it from demolition after it split apart.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Touching this 18th-century Scottish philosopher’s toe allegedly conjures good fortune.
Glasgow, Scotland
This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.
Glasgow, Scotland
A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.
Stowe, Vermont
Vermont's hills are alive with the sound of music at this historic hotel.
Cavendish, Vermont
The monument dedicated to Phineas Gage in the town where his accident happened.
Dummerston, Vermont
The house where Rudyard Kipling wrote 'The Jungle Book' is also the location of the first tennis court in Vermont.
Thetford, Vermont
This folk art dinosaur was almost pushed to extinction due to lack of a building permit.
Brookfield, Vermont
One car at a time please.
Rutland, Vermont
A beautiful, creepy 19th-century castle stands incongruously in rural Vermont.
Worcester, Massachusetts
Once a private collection, now the only museum of arms and armor in the Western Hemisphere - CLOSED.
Salem, Massachusetts
"Try not to knock anything over!"
Florida, Massachusetts
A war memorial that appears to ascend from its forested setting.
Greenfield, Massachusetts
Money may not grow on trees, but it can be dispensed by one.