Langfang Shi, China
Tianzi Hotel
Where better to stay the night than inside a trio of ancient Chinese deities representing "the good life."
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Langfang Shi, China
Where better to stay the night than inside a trio of ancient Chinese deities representing "the good life."
Zhangjiajie, China
The latest in a series of long glass bridges suspended at terrifying heights.
Zhangjiajie, China
For those with no fear of heights: a skywalk 4,700 feet up on a Chinese mountain.
Zhangjiajie, China
The worldās tallest outdoor lift stretches along the stone pillars that inspired the floating mountains in the movie āAvatar.ā
Zhangjiajie, China
This vertical pinnacle in China was the inspiration for the floating mountains in the movie āAvatar.ā
Zhangjiajie, China
A total of 999 stairs lead visitors through a massive hole in a mountain known as the Gateway to Heaven.
Luss, Scotland
An 11th-century Viking gravestone in a Victorian parish church graveyard.
Aberfoyle, Scotland
This enchanting hill is home to fairy lore and a sinister local mystery.
Traquair, Scotland
The main gates have been locked since 1745 and will remain so until the Stuart Dynasty returns to the throne.
Northumberland, England
A giant piece of cutlery designed to remind us about the origins of our food.
Jarrow, England
Home to the longest wooden escalators in the world.
Chester, England
A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.
Weston, England
Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.
Telford and Wrekin, England
One of the first canal boat-lift inclines ever created.
Cannock, England
Austrian and Germans who died on British soil during World War I and II are buried here.
Burton-on-Trent, England
A long-overdue monument to theĀ forgotten British men drafted into the coal mines during World War II.
Burton-on-Trent, England
The site of one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history, created when a massive bomb dump accidentally exploded.
Ticknall, England
This home of a taxidermy hoarder is among the grandest and most singular of historic English estates.
Derby, England
The longest stone bridge in England has an impressive history that dates back over 700 years.
Derby, England
This Bronze Age boat was found buried remarkably intact in an English gravel pit.
Whatstandwell, England
Its impressive still-working beam engine is a thing of beauty for engineering history fans.
Matlock Bath, England
This precipitous pathway with its wrought iron handrail was created by the Victorians as a tourist attraction.
West Stow, England
This meticulously reconstructed early medieval settlement offers an immersive experience of daily life in an Anglo-Saxon community.
Thetford, England
This 15th-century fortification was built to defend bunnies.