Sausalito, California
The Bay Model
A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.
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Sausalito, California
A working model of the entire San Francisco Bay and much of the Sacramento River Delta, complete with regular tides that change every 14 minutes.
Portsmouth, England
This striking observation tower shaped like a spinnaker sail is the newest icon in historic Portsmouth.
Macclesfield, England
One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.
East Molesey, England
The world's largest grapevine has produced a delicious harvest at Hampton Court Palace for almost 250 years.
London, England
The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.
London, England
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
Biddulph, England
This fantastical and eclectic English garden takes its inspiration from Egypt, China, the occult and more.
Congleton, England
This logic-defying 16th-century Tudor manor still stands to the delight and astonishment of onlookers.
Nottingham, England
The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.
Glastonbury, England
Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.
London, England
This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
London, England
A 1,215-foot tunnel transports pedestrians beneath the River Thames.
London, England
A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.
San Francisco, California
The last remaining relic of San Francisco's glittering 1915 Panama Pacific Exposition.
San Francisco, California
A huge musical instrument played by the ocean.
Halifax, England
This Georgian architectural masterpiece is the only cloth hall left in Britain.
Ilkley, England
This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.
Leek, England
This haunting stone chasm is a hotbed of mossy rock and English legend.
Leek, England
This tiny little pool is said to be home to a malicious mermaid named Jenny Greenteeth.
Hope Valley, England
Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.
Tissington, England
The tradition of using flowers to decorate wells is once again thriving in England.
Derby, England
6000-year-old site covered in more than 50 megaliths.
Cromford, England
The world's first successful water-powered cotton mill paved the way for the factories of the British Industrial Revolution.