Bristol, England
The Observatory & Camera Obscura
The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.
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Bristol, England
The Bristol Camera Obscura housed in an ancient windmill.
Bath, England
Created by one of England's most prolific labyrinth designers, inspired by Bath city history.
Bath, England
Eighteenth-century home, where Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.
Denbigh, Wales
Picturesque ruins once held off mighty armies.
Denbigh, Wales
The decaying ruins of Wales' first asylum for the mentally ill.
Gwynedd, Wales
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
Llanberis, Wales
The stately remains of Llywelyn the Great's mighty fortress.
Nogent-sur-Marne, France
Ghosts of France's colonial past.
Châteaudun, France
The remains of this ornate chapel now act as a portal to a cramped French cemetery.
Oradour-sur-Glane, France
This French ghost town from World War II has been left as a memorial to German atrocities during World War II.
Saugues, France
An unsettling shrine dedicated to the ravenous beast that prowled 18th-century France.
Angles-sur-l'Anglin, France
Exquisite examples prehistoric bas-relief carvings.
Nevers, France
The not-quite-incorruptible St. Bernadette is perhaps the most beautiful of preserved saints—with a little help from Paris.
Titulcia, Spain
Mysterious Spanish catacombs of unknown origins.
Nariño, Colombia
A dangling church built over a Colombian gorge.
Cleveland, Ohio
The angel of death appears to weep black tears at this grave marker.
Los Gatos, California
A pair of pure white felines guard the entrance to a spot of California real estate established as an artist's haven.
Brussels, Belgium
Meet the bronze beloved pet to a family of famous peeing statues.
Centreville, Virginia
Exact replica of the ancient monument, but much, much lighter.
Burk's Falls, Ontario
A school teacher's massive and terrifying self-built castle.
Brooklyn, New York
This former Norwegian sailor's church is slowly being taken over by ramshackle robot musicians.
Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Pompeii, Italy
Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.
Ellicott City, Maryland
Remnants of a storybook amusement park hidden behind a strip mall.