Thirsk, England
Kilburn White Horse
England's largest white horse isn't even white.
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Thirsk, England
England's largest white horse isn't even white.
Nottingham, England
This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.
Peterborough, England
The intended purpose of this unfinished Elizabethan building remains a mystery.
Southwold, England
Keep a lookout for replicas of this wooden soldier hiding in plain sight all around town.
Munich, Germany
The taxidermy remains of the first brown bear to enter Germany in 170 years.
Nottingham, England
When the public was consulted about a new piece of street art, they naturally asked for an enormous metal dragon.
St. Augustine, Florida
Two men built this castle on the Florida coast as an artistic “landscape sculpture.”
Pensacola, Florida
The 44,000-ton aircraft carrier was purposely sunk to create an artificial reef teeming with life.
Pensacola, Florida
The "worst battleship ever built" is enjoying a grand second act, submerged 30 feet in the Gulf of Mexico.
Athens, Greece
The oldest cemetery of modern-day Athens blends the modern and ancient worlds.
Ormond Beach, Florida
A replica of one of the more than 15,000 civilian lookout towers that lined the U.S. coast during World War II.
Pensacola, Florida
Though nicknamed the “Russian Freighter,” this ship was actually sunk off the coast of Pensacola by the U.S. government in a top-secret operation.
Naples, Italy
The remains of the left arm of the levitating philosopher-saint are kept in a 13th-century Neapolitan basilica.
Tintagel, England
A whimsical cottage from the 1300s with a preserved Victorian-era post office inside.
Sparta, Greece
The ruins of an abandoned medieval city where the last Byzantine emperor was crowned.
Budapest, Hungary
The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.
Ballasalla, Isle of Man
Mysterious chains and iron stakes adorn this strange grave, with no explanation.
Dandarah, Egypt
One of the most well-preserved temples of ancient Egypt.
London, England
This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.
London, England
A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.
El Paso, Texas
A prison-like structure guards the remains of a notorious Old West outlaw.
Viggianello, Italy
The oldest scientifically dated tree in Europe lives on a remote cliff.
London, England
A historic hill of tall tales, with one rather special tree.
Isle of Islay, Scotland
This 1,300-year-old marker is one of the finest and most complete early Christian crosses in Scotland.