Giant wood sculpture in Kew first constructed in 1979.

The deepest lake in the United States, and once the site of epic destruction that lives on in legends.

This Russian religious complex is a Frankenstein's chapel that includes influence from almost all the major faiths.

One of the largest free-standing structures ever built, this dirigible hangar is now simply a giant skeleton.

This beautifully historic Bahrain fortress might not be the most popular attraction around, but that might make it all the better.

The Guinness Record holder for largest hedge in the world is a verdant Scottish bulwark.

The winter home of millions of migrating monarch butterflies.

This small Bavarian graveyard is filled with empty graves for German soldiers lost during the World Wars.

Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.

This handsome giant is said to mark the birthplace of the mythical woodsman and even had a cameo in a Stephen King novel.

These crudely shaped folk giants may be the the second most photographed statues in the U.S.

Industrial ruin decimated this tiny New England company town in a fashion no one saw coming… and even fewer remember today.

In its day this historic fort held 100 cannons pointed in almost every direction to protect New York.

Steep canyon walls hide a forested oasis in the West Texas desert.

Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world

This semi-secret garden in south Seattle emulates a traditional Japanese garden using the plants of the Pacific Northwest.