Osaka, Japan
Gakutensoku
Japan's first automaton went missing, only to be revived by the Osaka Science Museum.
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Osaka, Japan
Japan's first automaton went missing, only to be revived by the Osaka Science Museum.
Mexico City, Mexico
An island filled with hundreds of hanging, decomposing, decapitated dolls.
Dublin, Ireland
Catholics make up 84% of Ireland's population but this Dublin museum remembers the small but important Jewish community.
Cork, Ireland
A tribute to the incredible generosity the Choctaw Nation showed the Irish people during the Great Famine.
Dublin, Ireland
An Irish church where an 800-year-old mummy is reaching out of his coffin as if to shake hands.
Ashbourne, Ireland
Built into the wall of this pub is a unique marker detailing the distance to Dublin.
Eyam, England
Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.
Leek, England
This stone throne invites adventurers to observe breathtaking views of the Peak District.
Hope Valley, England
The heroic tale of a remarkable pup who refused to leave her master's side, no matter what.
Crich, England
This poignant WWI memorial looks like a lighthouse 100 miles from the sea.
Derby, England
The longest stone bridge in England has an impressive history that dates back over 700 years.
Derbyshire, England
This iconic Peak District ridge was once one of the busiest roads in medieval Britain.
Ticknall, England
This home of a taxidermy hoarder is among the grandest and most singular of historic English estates.
Hope Valley, England
There's a strange stone hoodoo towering atop a wooded hillside and no one is quite sure how it got there.
Buxton, England
This landmark Victorian folly rewards visitors with spectacular views over the Peak District.
Bamford, England
This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.
Alderwasley, England
This 2,000-year-old tree inspired the nursery rhyme "Rock-a-bye Baby."
Birchover, England
This mysterious hilltop collection of Druid carvings isn't quite what it seems.
Hope Valley, England
A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom
Worksop, England
A gorge full of caverns where early humans lived alongside cave hyenas, giant mammoths and wooly rhinoceroses.
Buxton, England
This beautiful "lagoon" is actually a toxic soup filled with cars, carcasses, and trash. When warnings couldn't stop people from going for a dip, the town dyed it black.
Boroughbridge, England
At 22 feet tall, these Bronze Age monoliths are some of the tallest standing stones in the United Kingdom.
Kilkenny, Ireland
Huge standing stones mark a site of megalithic mystery.
Vantage, Washington
An exercise in patience and imagination, where Mother Earth turned common stuff into precious hidden treasures.