Las Vegas, Nevada
The Big Edge
A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.
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Las Vegas, Nevada
A giant open-air sculpture made of over 200 full-sized boats.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Formerly the world's largest, this Willy Wonka-esque contraption runs 24/7.
Southampton, England
This building was once the local office of White Star Line, the company that employed the crew on the Titanic when it sank.
Portsmouth, England
Three tiny islands in a Portsmouth pond are at the center of disputed land claims from a number of competing micronations.
Swanage, England
65 million-year-old chalk outcroppings mark the end of the Jurassic Coast.
Oxford, England
The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."
Oxford, England
An obsolete, long-forgotten advertising character lingers on this Sainsbury’s balcony railings.
Oxford, England
This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.
Oxford, England
A little piece of Oxford's overlooked industrial heritage.
Shrewsbury, England
A prison with a more than 200-year history.
Southampton, England
This little-known wall in Southampton stands as one of the most unique and personal monuments to D-Day.
Ogmore-by-Sea, Wales
This huge coastal nature reserve in Wales was a stand-in for the Arabian Peninsula in 'Lawrence of Arabia.'
Falmouth, England
This modest site memorializes a World War II mission described without hyperbole as “the greatest raid of all.”
Osmington, England
Want to properly offend a king? Sculpt a giant hill figure in chalk of him riding out of town.
Fort Worth, Texas
The "world’s largest honky-tonk" also has its own indoor rodeo arena.
Southampton, England
Many mysteries surround these objects questioning whether they are cannonballs at all.
North Atlantic Ocean
The lesser-known cousin of the Great Pacific trash island.
Southampton, England
Dedicated to the five postal workers who died aboard the doomed ocean liner, this plaque was made from a spare propeller from the Titanic.
Bodmin, England
This antique prison is a tourist attraction with a sordid past.
Roche, England
This ruined 15th-century hermitage is steeped in myth and mystery.
Burnham-on-Crouch, England
This observation tower is one of two of its kind that still exist in the United Kingdom.
Swanage, England
Constructed for defense, this fort oversaw the dress rehearsal for one of the largest invasions in history.
Glasgow, Scotland
This vessel is the final ocean-going paddle steamer in the world.
Marlborough, England
It's possible to walk inside one of the largest Neolithic tombs in Britain.