Oceanside, California
Top Gun House
This house made famous by the 1980s movie is now a restaurant filled with Top Gun memorabilia
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Oceanside, California
This house made famous by the 1980s movie is now a restaurant filled with Top Gun memorabilia
Kesh, Ireland
Limestone caves in the side of a hill associated with legends and the supernatural
Bristol, England
This 12th-century gatehouse has survived England’s many religious upheavals
Tarragona, Spain
These sculpted heads on the outside of a former Knights Templar building date back to the 17th century
Bristol, England
These stairs, seemingly disappearing into a wall, once tempted some students into petty crime
Granada, Spain
A statue of Granada's self-proclaimed "King of the Gypsies"
Cardiff, Wales
Sitting in a quiet field just west of Cardiff is a well-preserved megalithic burial chamber, topped with a 40-ton capstone
Ambleside, England
Looking like something out of a fairytale, this tiny house was built over a stream to avoid paying land taxes
Ambleside, England
This atmospheric cavern on the hillside above picturesque Rydal Water is actually an old slate quarry
Madrid, Spain
A humble monument outside a metro station to the greatest bullfighter in history
Madrid, Spain
High above one of Madrid's busiest streets, a woman nobody can identify has been watching passersby for nearly a century
Cardiff, Wales
Near where the ill-fated Terra Nova expedition launched, there is a monument to 'Scott of the Antarctic'
Moszna, Poland
Once tied to Templar legend and later to Prussian counts, this fairy-tale palace has witnessed centuries of Polish history
Virginia Beach, Virginia
The first federal construction project authorized under the Constitution
Leesburg, Virginia
Tom Thumb's carriage is among the highlights of this unique collection of horse-drawn vehicles, donated by a carriage connoisseur and tucked away inside beautiful Morven Park
Woolpit, England
A rather creepy sign alludes to the bizarre and famous history of the "green children of Woolpit"
Robertsbridge, England
Nestled in the Sussex countryside are a handful of obscure, seemingly purposeless buildings constructed on the whim of a flamboyant slave owner and local politician
Madrid, Spain
One of the most important pieces in the Madrid History Museum and one of the oldest historical models of a city in Europe
Alcorcón, Spain
Alcorcón puppet center and school are a must if puppetry is what you care about
Clifford, England
A Norman castle near Wales that has been in ruins for the last 600 years
Oxford, England
The fantastic charm of England's oldest botanical garden has made it a place of writerly inspiration for centuries.
Kelmscott, England
The country home of world-famous designer, writer, and artist extraordinaire, William Morris.
Chedglow, England
Colin Stokes "got a bit carried away" and built a castle that looks like something out of Tolkien.
Garden City, New York
This museum-within-a-museum pays tribute to "The World's Most Experienced Airline."