Skipton, England
Bolton Strid
This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.
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Skipton, England
This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.
Harrogate, England
A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.
Pateley Bridge, England
The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.
Ripon, England
Reputedly based on the tomb of Jesus Christ, this crypt is the oldest surviving structure of any cathedral in England.
West Tanfield, England
This collection of ancient structures makes up part of the largest group of prehistoric earthworks in Britain.
Ripon, England
Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.
Lancaster, England
The largest cave chamber in Britain—big enough to fit a whole cathedral inside.
Keld, England
The dramatic remains of an abandoned farmhouse sit high on the edge of a remote hillside.
Chipping Norton, England
This trio of neolithic stone monuments are fabled to be a king and his knights that were petrified by a witch.
Stow-on-the-Wold, England
This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.
Kojomkul, Kyrgyzstan
An unusual monument to a gentle giant who became a Kyrgyz hero.
Ming-Kush, Kyrgyzstan
This village was once a thriving Soviet uranium mining center, but is now semi-abandoned and desolate.
At-Bashi District, Kyrgyzstan
Extremely isolated Silk Road caravanserai in the middle of nowhere.
Dunsfold, England
An ancient yew tree and holy well nestle beside a remarkable 13th-century church.
Lullington, England
This tiny church is one of England's smallest.
Wilmington, England
This giant geoglyph of mysterious origins is now the site of neo-pagan rituals.
Wilmington, England
This church is home to a 1,600-year-old tree, but also a mysterious carved figure who may have been a pagan idol.
London, England
England's “third-oldest college” has not graduated a single student in over 400 years.
Naoshima, Japan
Enjoy traditional Louisiana-style gumbo and the spirit of Southern hospitality 7,000 miles from New Orleans.
Leggiuno, Italy
This monastery built into a cliff hides a perfectly preserved hermit in a glass coffin.
Isola San Giulio, Italy
A fairytale island floats in the middle of Italy's little-known Lake Orta.
Auckland, New Zealand
A network of fortifications that never saw conflict.
Hong Kong
Abandoned British military fortifications, slowly being reclaimed by nature.
Afar Zone 2, Ethiopia
Ethiopia's "smoking mountain" is in one of the hottest regions on the planet and is home to two lava lakes.