Oxford, England
The Saxon Tower at St. Michael at the North Gate
This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.
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Oxford, England
This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.
Oxford, England
An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.
Oxford, England
Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.
Oxford, England
Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.
Bath, England
This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.
Sutton, West Virginia
In 1952, a strange encounter in the woods of West Virginia led to the legend of a 10-foot-tall monster with glowing eyes and a distinctive style.
Washington, D.C.
A heroic pigeon that, through a barrage of gunfire, delivered a message that saved over 100 lives in World War I.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Yo, Adrian!
San Gimignano, Italy
These medieval skyscrapers dominate the skyline of this small Tuscan town.
Fort Washington, Maryland
This rare triple-jurisdiction drawbridge passes through Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.
Oxon Hill, Maryland
The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.
Kensington, Maryland
The tallest The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple in the world soars above the Beltway.
Gaffney, South Carolina
The record holder for the world’s largest peach.
Berlin, Maryland
The land is home to swimming ponies and a legendary 18th-century treasure.
Frisco, North Carolina
The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks. .
Montreal, Québec
A grand Gothic Revival basilica with stained glass depictions of Montreal's religious history has only one soul resting in its crypt.
Venice, Italy
This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.
Venice, Italy
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
Wilson, North Carolina
A piece of outsider public art accompanied by a strange urban legend.
Denver, Colorado
A focal point of in Denver’s skyline for over a century, inspired by a Venetian basilica.
Denver, Colorado
A downtown park built on top of unclaimed graves.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.
Manitou Springs, Colorado
While most of the games in this arcade take quarters, that would have been a small fortune when they were made.