Antarctica
South Pole Ice Tunnels
These passages carved from the Antarctic ice hold strange shrines to the harsh southernmost climes.
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Antarctica
These passages carved from the Antarctic ice hold strange shrines to the harsh southernmost climes.
Davis Station, Antarctica
Antarctica's only sculpture garden, it has art and penguins, but no plants in sight.
Bouvet Island
This uninhabited volcanic island is the most remote in the world.
Matlock Bath, England
A seaside town with no sea in sight.
Tabley, England
This Cheshire museum has cuckoo clocks, a rare pipe organ and vintage motorbikes. But mostly cuckoo clocks.
Marston, England
Learn about the history of mining and making salt at this Cheshire museum.
Anderton, England
The world’s oldest boat lift is also known in the United Kingdom as the "Cathedral of the Canals" and one of the "Seven Wonders of the Waterways."
Caynton, England
This mysterious underground cave in Shropshire dates back to the 18th or 19th century.
Mucklestone, England
Sitting among the tombstones and trees, this anvil tells a story of crowns, conflicts, and craftsmanship.
Stoke-on-Trent, England
An open air haven for tropical monkeys in the damp moors of the English country.
Naples, Italy
Does this church in Naples hold the true tomb of Vlad the Impaler, the notoriously cruel figure who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula?
Sheffield, England
A brick foundation and piles of listing building materials are all that remains of this World War II POW camp.
Stanton Lees, England
This tower was constructed to commemorate the man who helped bring true democracy to the United Kingdom.
Derby, England
6000-year-old site covered in more than 50 megaliths.
Nottingham, England
An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.
Nottingham, England
A striking 500-year-old mansion provides an unexpectedly sublime home for live deer and a menagerie of exotic stuffed animals.
Schönau an der Brend, Germany
A memorial to a dizzying sports device and its creator.
Driffield, England
Dedicated to the 4th Baronet of Sledmere.
Athens, Greece
Gladiators once walked this ancient, subterranean passage.
York, England
A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.
York, England
The preserved left hand of a saint once known as "the Pearl of York."
Borrowdale, England
A 2,000-ton rock resting in a state of a delicate balance.
Borrowdale, England
It's believed a local adventurer spent 50 years living inside this cave.
Elterwater, England
The sculptural remains of the last home of a legendary Dada artist.