Inyo County, California
Amargosa Opera House
Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.
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Inyo County, California
Marta Becket's hand-painted theater in the desert.
San Francisco, California
Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.
Moab, Utah
A house carved into a rock in the 1940s.
Étretat, France
In 1927, a biplane disappeared while attempting to complete the first non-stop transatlantic flight between Paris and New York City. This memorial stands at the last place it was seen.
Le Havre, France
Rainbow arches made of shipping containers grace the entrance to one of France's largest seaports.
East Sussex, England
England's most notorious suicide spot.
East Sussex, England
These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.
Dale Abbey, England
Inspired by a dream, a hermit carved out a home in this sandstone bank to live a life of contemplation and prayer.
Chesterfield, England
The whimsical twist of this spire was either caused by the Devil, an unexpected virgin, or lead.
York, England
In 1190 one of the worst anti-Semitic massacres of the Middle Ages took place in a wooden tower which previously occupied this site in York.
Llanelli, Wales
A section of a historic wooden trestle viaduct is preserved next to the railway line it once carried.
Saint Davids, Wales
The remains of a small medieval chapel mark the legendary birthplace of the patron saint of Wales.
Pembroke, Wales
A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.
St Dogmaels, Wales
Since the Middle Ages, this stone has been used as a place to bless fishing boats moored at the nearby landing stage.
Crymych, Wales
The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.
St Dogmaels, Wales
A wooden statue of a mermaid commemorates one fisherman's generosity.
Port Eynon, Wales
The seaside ruins of an ancient salt production facility.
Pendine, Wales
Several land speed world records were shattered at this Welsh beach.
Berkeley, England
The "father of immunology" used this humble hut to offer the local people some of the world's first free vaccinations.
Berkeley, England
Abandoned boats decaying in the largest ship graveyard in mainland Britain.
Berkeley, England
The final resting place of Dicky Pearce, the last court jester in England.
Dulverton, England
This ancient bridge made of stone slabs is said to be reserved for the devil to sunbathe.
Rowde, England
This section of the Kennet and Avon Canal has been designated the same level of heritage protection as Stonehenge.
Devizes, England
Legend says the people of Wiltshire got their "Moonraker" nickname from this small pond.