Waltham, Massachusetts
Usen Castle
This castle constructed in 1928 was crafted from drawings of Lismore Castle in Ireland.
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Waltham, Massachusetts
This castle constructed in 1928 was crafted from drawings of Lismore Castle in Ireland.
Outer Hebrides, Scotland
A failed infrastructure project now owns this unique moniker.
Gdańsk, Poland
This museum in the tower of the oldest church in Gdańsk, is home to centuries-old time-keeping devices and the world's first pulsar clock.
Wortley, England
In a quiet hamlet above Penistone, these village stocks are still standing.
Cutcloy, Scotland
The remnants of a classic 1970's British film.
Oxon Hill, Maryland
The 72-foot giant escaped confinement in a large patch of mulch only to be reburied in the sandy shores of the Potomac River.
Providence, Rhode Island
A giant green dragon crawls down from the roof of the Providence Children's Museum.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.
Lancaster, Massachusetts
Mary Rowlandson's kidnapping ordeal became one of the nation's first best-selling books.
Fort Wayne, Indiana
This grave marks the final resting place of pioneer John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed.
Division No. 8, Newfoundland and Labrador
This giant squid sculpture sits near the spot where a real-life specimen was captured in the late 19th-century.
Sheffield, England
Seemingly straight out of a fairy tale, a steel chair sits on a tiny island only accessible by stepping stones.
Devon, England
This trail follows unique stone railroad tracks and a historic waterway to the south coast of Devon.
Larne, Northern Ireland
A Victorian marvel of engineering is now a 21st-century tourist attraction.
Marietta, Georgia
The ruins of a paper mill destroyed during the Civil War still tower over a tributary of the Chattahoochee River.
Rotherham, England
This small crenelated building was built by a British aristocrat who supported the American Revolution and may have named it in memory of a pivotal battle.
New Smyrna Beach, Florida
These mysterious ruins are hidden amid this sleepy coastal city.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This macabre shop, filled with art, oddities, and taxidermy is hidden in the heart of the French Quarter.
Charlottesville, Virginia
Anna Anderson spent most of her life claiming to be the lost Romanov child Anastasia.
Saratoga, Texas
This eight-mile stretch of road gets its name from a local legend about a lost soul searching for his head.
Prague, Czechia
Throughout this shopping mall are medieval ruins that were discovered during the mall's construction.
Venice, Italy
This sturdy, circular stronghold served as one of the forts that protected the Venetian Lagoon.
Parkersburg, West Virginia
A melancholy guardian doubles as a judicious godmother to this small town cemetery.
Gudhjem, Denmark
This remote island, home to the easternmost point in Denmark, once hosted pirates and a military fortress.