The world’s largest magazine collection was born from a single shelf in a teen’s bedroom.

This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.

This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.

This wildly-tiled artist's palace is a living and growing account of the creator's life, loves, and labors.

The world's oldest model village.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

This seaworthy collection was sparked by one man's passion for sailing.

A Nessie-like monster supposedly lurks in this lake.

This too-low North Carolina railroad trestle is still a notorious big rig executioner.

From failed port town to Civil War fort, the ruins of this former defense saw their finest day in the television age.

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

Some North Carolina Cherokee have been keeping their history alive for decades with a single play.

These strange large stones served as a campsite and lookout post for generations of Native Americans.

This ceremonial mound is one of the first officially recognized Native American historical sites in North Carolina.

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

The remains of the iconic train crash from the movie The Fugitive can still be found rusting along the Great Smoky Railroad.

A historic covered bridge, only one of two remaining in North Carolina.

Who needs fancy modern water slides when this giant North Carolina rock works just as well?

Giant heads occasionally litter the industrial Houston neighborhood where sculptor David Adickes has his studio.

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

This lake-bound geographical marker sits at the point where three European countries intersect.

A little church on a tiny island looks like something from a fairy tale.

Crop circles inspired this whimsical garden in Germany.

These fantastically named natural pools look like something out of a Scottish myth.