East Molesey, England
Hampton Court Maze
England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.
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East Molesey, England
England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.
Birchover, England
This mysterious hilltop collection of Druid carvings isn't quite what it seems.
Stanton Lees, England
Legend says this little-known stone circle is formed from people petrified as punishment for dancing on the Sabbath.
Bakewell, England
Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.
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
Venice, Italy
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
Venice, Italy
This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.
Venice, Italy
The pile of books behind the dignified writer gave the statue a most undignified nickname.
Florence, Italy
A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.
Rome, Italy
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
Rome, Italy
Rome’s legendary peephole vista is also a former Crusader stronghold.
Washington, D.C.
The national park was once a plantation estate.
Bronx, New York
Seriously good slices of Sicilian pizza lurk at the back of the Bronx's oldest enclosed market.
Bayfield, Prince Edward Island
This engineering marvel is the longest bridge in Canada and one of the longest spans in the world.
Green Gables, Prince Edward Island
Go inside the house that inspired L. M. Montgomery to create one of literature's most beloved heroines.
Lower Darnley, Prince Edward Island
Rusty red sands line the shores of this Canadian Province.
Quakertown, Pennsylvania
The headquarters of the Fraternitas Rosae Crucis, complete with Rosicrucian pyramids, all in the Pennsylvania woods.
Reading, Pennsylvania
A failed piece of Orientalism has become the proud symbol of a community.
Rochester, New York
The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.
Rochester, New York
Comprehensive gaming collection of over 30,000 electronic games and consoles.
Seneca Falls, New York
What remains of the simple red brick chapel where the women's rights movement began.
Binghamton, New York
A gazebo that inspired the fifth episode of the "Twilight Zone" still stands in the creator's hometown
Red Hook, New York
A living antique aviation museum in the historic town of Red Hook, New York.