Great Missenden, England
The Roald Dahl Museum
This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).
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Great Missenden, England
This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).
Tring, England
A menagerie of curiously bred creatures.
London, England
A much-loved local landmark pays tribute to the shipbuilding past of this area.
Ivinghoe, England
This windmill is believed to be the oldest in the British Isles.
Whipsnade, England
This unusual geoglyph was built as a warning so low-flying aircraft wouldn't scare the zoo animals.
Hemel Hempstead, England
A giant roundabout made up of six smaller roundabouts can befuddle the uninitiated.
Leighton Buzzard, England
Model aircraft soar over 360-degree views of the countryside at the start of England's oldest road.
Northchurch, England
"The Most Wonderful Wonder that ever appeared to the Wonder of the British Nation."
Berkhamsted, England
This early Norman castle was the first historical monument protected by an act of Parliament.
Wichita, Kansas
The grandson of a Kiowa chief created what has become the iconic symbol of a city on the Plains.
London, England
Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.
London, England
Abstract dinosaur models in London.
Tulsa, Oklahoma
The collection is housed in an exquisite mansion that makes you feel like you've been transported to an Italian villa.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
An extravagant western hotel where every floor is the "ground floor."
Mount Airy, North Carolina
Andy Griffith's hometown has made itself up to look like the fictional town of Mayberry.
Gaffney, South Carolina
The record holder for the world’s largest peach.
Columbia, South Carolina
The world's largest fire hydrant is supposedly tornado-proof.
Columbia, South Carolina
This titanic steel chain linking two buildings was installed without permission but instantly beloved.
Mount Airy, North Carolina
This North Carolina grave is the final resting place of the world's most famous conjoined twins.
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
This red-eyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of West Virginia's insectoid monster.
London, England
The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.
London, England
These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.
London, England
This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.
London, England
The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.