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The oldest continual pilgrimage site in Britain was supposedly created by a gruesome beheading.

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.

Even with its slightly risible name this colossal cross is still able to inspire awe.

This public square capitalized on a single Eagles reference to bring some life back to an Arizona town.

This life-size bronze statue remembers the tallest recorded human in his Illinois hometown.

The hometown of Popeye's creator is littered with a growing collection of granite cartoon characters.

This simple gravestone remembers a pig who single-hoofedly raised $19,000,000 for the Navy.