North Berwick, Scotland
Ruins of Tantallon Castle
The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.
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North Berwick, Scotland
The one-time stronghold of the noble Douglas family, now home to ghost sightings and nesting birds.
Arnside, England
This rare aquatic phenomenon is one of the more accessible tidal bores in Morecambe Bay.
Slack Head, England
These legendary stone steps were once used to haul coffins up the rockface.
Manchester, England
This massive memorial commemorates those who died in the Manchester Arena bombing.
Tonopah, Nevada
This massive solar generating facility in the Nevada desert has been plagued by difficulties.
Newfoundland and Labrador
Hundreds of enormous icebergs drift through this waterway every year.
Dildo, Newfoundland and Labrador
This oddly named town refuses to change its phallic moniker.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
The city of Halifax still bears the scars of the largest explosion prior to the atomic bomb.
Santa Luzia, Portugal
Dead weights honor the dead of Portugal's fishing industry.
Benicia, California
The rusting remains of the largest assembled WWII fleet on the West Coast.
Keraniganj, Bangladesh
The shipyards along the outskirts of the Bangladesh capital are a flurry dangerous boat breaking and rebuilding.
Aptos, California
This concrete ship has had four careers - World War I tanker, floating amusement park, fishing pier, and artificial reef.
Annapolis, Maryland
This 16-foot, intricately detailed model of the Gearing-class destroyer has been called the most detailed model ship ever built.
Jacksonville, Florida
After serving in Vietnam, Korea, and even a stint in the Turkish navy, the unique ship is now open as a museum.
Withernsea, England
This two-towered gateway is all that remains of the unluckiest pier in the world.
Waddinxveen, Netherlands
Yup, that's a 330-foot yacht passing over the highway.
Long Beach, California
The awe-inspiring ship from the golden era of cruising has an incomparable history and a reputation as one of the world’s most haunted places.
Hove, England
This large torch on the Hove coastline helped Sir Francis Drake defend England from the Spanish fleet.
Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname
An old Dutch lightvessel is now stuck in a dock near the mouth of the Suriname River.
Alameda, California
After serving in World War II and picking up Apollo astronauts, this aircraft carrier has been turned into a museum overlooking the San Francisco Bay.
London, England
A much-loved local landmark pays tribute to the shipbuilding past of this area.
Ostend, Belgium
A piece of the front end of a British cruiser that was used as a block ship in World War I.
Tjurkö, Sweden
For decades, these ships have been lying in rust awaiting a final decision on their fate.
Bath, Maine
One of the largest wooden ships ever built is honored by a steel sculpture evoking her once-superlative scale.