This beach runway is off limits during high tide.

The rusting remnants of a flying boat lie scattered near the site of its fatal crash.

The highest lighthouse in Scotland shines from an abandoned island.

Pull up and have a drink at a museum filled with hundreds of years worth of shipwreck artifacts.

Home to the world's oldest functioning orrery.

This beautifully designed star-shaped fort was the premier defense system of the late 1500s.

This small town in the Netherlands has no roads but instead, miles of canals and over 100 bridges.

This unique bridge physically lifts a piece of the road into the air to let boats pass by.

An awe-inspiring giant blue whale jaw bone stands in the center of this Dutch island.

This giant radio telescope would be a rusting ruin if it hadn't become such a beloved relic.

This Dutch windmill has its roots in an American invention.

A radio telescope for listening to the stars, based in one of the cloudiest countries in the world.

Remarkably preserved body discovered in a peat bog.

This imposing tower named after the mythical sword of King Arthur is considered the tallest freestanding climbing wall in the world.

Archaeologists are still unraveling the secrets of the brutal massacre that wiped out this ancient fort.

An otherworldly, fossil-rich cobble beach holds Viking graves, cairns, and other remains.

Crooked windswept pines give this old forest an enchanted and magical look.

People in Poland have rallied to save this unnatural desert from being reclaimed by the forest.