On Hilton Head Island this bronze King of the Sea rules all things briny—and lets you know if you’re late for lunch.

This bare tree might not have leaves but it is constantly clothed in festive decorations left by mysterious local benefactors.

A mailbox that saved a nature reserve.

The uniquely-designed winter home and sculpture studio of Anna and Archer Huntington.

Beautiful Gothic-inspired lighthouse stands out among the run-of-the-mill striped fare on Bodies Island.

The North Carolina grounds are leased in perpetuity to the British Commonwealth for as long as the WWII sailors are buried there.

A forgotten sea village stands silent after hurricanes deemed it obsolete.

The only known Futuro house in North Carolina sits along a stretch of desolate highway on the Outer Banks.  .

Formerly the most gerrymandered district in the U.S., it twisted and turned along racial borders.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The final resting place of soldiers' loyal canine companions.

A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.

A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.

Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.

Children's hospital in London that operates on royalties received from Peter Pan, which J.M. Barrie signed over in 1929.

A centuries-old shrine where Indians pray for U.S. visas.

An archaeological site believed to be the burial place of the "mother of us all."

Feed it cash, get your very own gold bar.

A preposterously luxurious hotel with gold-plated iPads, Rolls Royce chauffeurs, and a staff that trains by watching "Downton Abbey."

This artificial archipelago was supposed to resemble a map of the world.