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This Victorian footbridge over the River Tees was originally built to carry water from the high moorland to the industrial towns on the coast.

A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.

You don't have to be a professional jockey to ride in Britain's oldest horse race.

Dedicated to the 4th Baronet of Sledmere.

These carved, weathered stones once gave mail carriers and pub goers a leg up.

Almost nothing but earthworks remain of this long-lost castle.

The ruins of a 19th-century corn mill are haunted by a malevolent cave-dwelling spirit.

After being bombed and largely abandoned, this former railway workshop has been transformed into a lively market space.

This gorgeous Peranakan mansion’s family heritage includes a century-old baby gate, which was also used to keep out irresponsible husbands.

Once a bustling fishing village and trading post, today these Cape Verde ruins provide a home only for seabirds and turtles.

This ship carrying cargo and four church bells for the Catedral Metropolitana Nossa Senhora Aparecida ran aground in 1968.

Rolling sand dunes of the Sahara... in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

Iceland's largest lagoon is home to stunning multi-colored icebergs.

One of the tallest buildings in Iceland, and perhaps, the most visually impressive.

This eye-popping Icelandic crater lake is surrounded by red volcanic rock.

This fantastical waterfall is hidden in a cave located in a cracked cliff.

Rising from the sea like a stone monster.

The unique waterfall in Iceland's south features a backdrop of geometric black lava columns.

Medicinal spa created from the mineral-rich runoff of a geothermal power plant

This deconsecrated church has seen many uses, from a tobacco storehouse to a cinema.

A visionary Italian architect created an impressive cluster of concrete structures for a family's private tomb.

German-style coffee and cake, just like Oma used to make it.

On high feast days, the entire blue-glass front of this modern church opens up to reveal the small wooden church inside.

Oddly enough, a pair of Wolfs funded the construction of this Little Red Riding Hood sculpture.