Staircase winds down the side of Telegraph Hill through gardens, wild parrots flying overhead.

A trash dump made beautiful by nature's power.

A crumbling wizard is one of the final reminders of a roadside Middle Earth.

One of the most scenic stretches of road in America winds between some of the country's oldest trees.

Commonly referred to as the most photographed Victorian home in the United States.

Two mammoth statues inspired by equally tall tales lure tourists to this roadside attraction.

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

Only known mainland rookery of the threatened Stellar sea lion.

The seamy, underground secrets of Portland's criminal past.

This extravagant Art Nouveau rest stop features a million-dollar view of the Columbia River.

A roaring, awe-inspiring double cascade of icy water flows through woodland Oregon like something out of a Tolkien novel.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

A Victorian park cemetery, standing on the site of what was once the Great North Wood.

Legends say that this Art Deco apartment building almost became Hitler's British headquarters.

The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."

17th-century merchants in Bristol nailed their deals by placing money on these pedestals.

This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.

The marble facade hides a little-known medical museum with early surgical instruments and rare copies of canonical texts.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

100 year tradition of fist fights, marked by marble footsteps.

London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.

The taxidermied remains of a once-great parrot.

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.