Also known as “Robin Hood’s tree,” it became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down.

In 1977, an eccentric book lover formed a micronation for book lovers.

This restaurant's specialty is "a major enigma for food historians."

Edinburgh's oldest statue hides within a parking lot behind the city's iconic cathedral.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

Local legend says Isaac Newton built this footbridge without any screws, bolts, or nails.

This extinct volcano rises above Edinburgh and is special for its panoramic views over the city.

You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.

England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.

This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.

The first geometric self-supporting spiral stairs in Britain are a truly beautiful sight.

Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.

The largest flower auction house in the world.

The Bloemen Route, or “Flower Route”, stretches 25 miles through prime Dutch tulip country as a result of “tulip mania,” the world’s first economic bubble.

The morning of January 9, 1965, over 46 million cubic meters of earth, rock, and snow broke free, obliterating a section of the highway below.

A construction mishap at this narrows on the Fraser River rendered it impassable to many migrating fish species, with international consequences.

According to the local First Nations folklore, this rock was once a man.

A historic highway suspension bridge on the old Fraser River highway has been preserved for non-motorized traffic.

In 1909, the steepest and most difficult piece of track on the Canadian Pacific Railway was replaced with a series of spiralling tunnels cut into the mountains.

Step aboard the first ship to circumnavigate North America.

This exaggerated sculpture resembles a well known feature of Vancouver:

This enormous photomural pays homage to Vancouver's infamous history of public activism.

Made of granite, this is a symbol of the Inuit peoples near water that expresses abundance.

Two graffiti towers stand like ghosts of Vancouver's World War II-era defensive outpost.