This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.

For 150 years one family has been producing the iconic hot sauce on a bayou island made of salt.

Lyon, France is home to two remarkably preserved Roman theaters, one dating back to 15 BCE.

This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.

The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.

This quaint mortuary chapel hides a stunning Celtic Revival and Art Nouveau interior.

The "lovely red Vega" of the legendary record-settling pilot.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

The geoglyph once sported a glass bottle eye.

The designer of this railway tunnel added a birthday present for himself.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

A 200-year-old collection of oddities and medical paraphernalia.

A serene desert oasis speckled with ancient artifacts.

An ancient Scottish rock formation said to be the gravesite of a giant remains ensconced in legend and intrigue.

This eye-catching roundabout sculpture commemorates one of England's best World War II-era "shadow factories."

An unphotographable nightly march of tens of thousands of "fairy penguins" from sea to shore.

The "punniest place on Earth” has nearly as many bull-themed puns as it does people.

New Zealand's only running funicular railway.

Exquisite wall sculptures carved in secret by an early quarryman in an obscure corner of the Paris Catacombs.