England
Mother Shipton's Cave and the Petrifying Well
Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".
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England
Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".
Malton, England
A deserted medieval village where bodies were once mutilated to prevent them rising from the dead.
Bishopthorpe, England
Cycle the solar system—from the sun to Pluto—right here on earth.
York, England
Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.
York, England
This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.
York, England
A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.
York, England
This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.
York, England
This popular square's history as the former site of a church is right beneath your feet.
York, England
Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.
York, England
The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.
Liverpool, England
19th century tunnels burrowed under Liverpool.
Loiba, Spain
This humble bench is considered the most beautiful in the world.
Santa Margalida, Spain
The largest prehistoric cemetery on the Balearic Islands dates back over 2,500 years.
Campanet, Spain
This "flat geyser" bubbles up out of the ground periodically like a disappearing river.
Budapest, Hungary
How did an Australian statue of the Bard of Avon end up in the Hungarian capital?
Ljubljana, Slovenia
In between two buildings in Ljubljana, medieval tunnel to nowhere.
Matsumoto, Japan
This small Japanese street is lined with figures, sculptures and a shrine dedicated to frogs.
Pécel, Hungary
A seemingly unassuming palace near Budapest hides a stupendously decorated hall.
Dowth, Ireland
The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
Bhardaha, Nepal
This structure, built more than 60 years ago to manage devastating seasonal floods, is known to attract a rare species of freshwater dolphin.
Manchester, England
19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.
Burk's Falls, Ontario
A school teacher's massive and terrifying self-built castle.
Montreal, Québec
Futuristic apartment blocks are the backdrop for Montreal surfers hangin' ten on the Habitat '67 standing wave.
Montreal, Québec
The biggest museum dedicated to insects in North America, one of the largest in the world.