Menchum, Cameroon
Lake Nyos
Deadliest lake in the world suffocated over 1,746 people in one night.
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Menchum, Cameroon
Deadliest lake in the world suffocated over 1,746 people in one night.
London, England
A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.
Hemel Hempstead, England
A giant roundabout made up of six smaller roundabouts can befuddle the uninitiated.
Naftah, Tunisia
Buildings from the fictional planet of Tatooine still litter the Tunisian desert.
Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, France
A natural arch carved by a river gave its name to the so-called "Cave of Forgotten Dreams."
Mexico City, Mexico
Many people don't realize there’s a lot going on in—and below—the world’s tallest triumphal arch.
Hagley, England
An 18th century monument regularly tagged with unsettling graffiti referencing a 1940s unsolved murder.
Jelling, Denmark
Mounds, rune stones, and a 1,000-year-old church, left behind by Denmark's first two kings.
Birsay, Scotland
This tiny island featuring 9th-century Viking ruins is only accessible at low tide.
Seattle, Washington
This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.
Aldeburgh, England
One of the best preserved Tudor public buildings in Britain was once used for witch trials.
Birmingham, England
This ingenious engineering solution was built to stop the "theft" of canal water.
Meriden, England
The obelisk honors the cyclist troops who were killed during World War I.
Birmingham, England
A gigantic mechanical bull rages over unsuspecting passengers at Birmingham’s central station.
Dunbar, Scotland
The small Scottish townhouse where the "Father of the National Parks" was born.
Eyemouth, Scotland
A watchhouse constructed from tombstones, to make way for a burial pit, for the victims succumbing to a deadly disease.
Eyemouth, Scotland
A poignant memorial shows the widows and children left heartbroken by the worst fishing disaster in Scottish history.
West Stow, England
This meticulously reconstructed early medieval settlement offers an immersive experience of daily life in an Anglo-Saxon community.
Hucknall, England
Lord Byron's embalmed body lies within this medieval church.
Hartlepool, England
This memorial honors the first British soldier killed by enemy action on home soil during World War I.
Hartlepool, England
This sculpture honors a long-beloved English comic strip in the main character's hometown.
Thorpeness, England
Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.
Aldeburgh, England
This massive metal scallop is a tribute to an English composer who once walked across this beach.
Dunbar, Scotland
This Scottish bay still reveals evidence of its days as a seaside swimming pool.