Life in this isolated, hilltop lighthouse was lonely, but it sure was lovely.

The oldest lighthouse on America's west coast no longer needs keepers, yet they maintain the site anyhow.

The so-called "Bridge of Thighs" in Palm Springs allows nudists to discreetly cross the road.

A giant knight, sex education, date shakes, and Jesus coexist happily in this Coachella Valley desert oasis.

Costumed elves and mountain bikers co-exist peacefully at this abandoned Christmas-themed adventure park.

The Route 66 institution that inspired Taco Bell also served as an important headquarters for Mexican-American social movements.

For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.

A huge work of Burning Man-inspired outsider art on the grounds of a California winery.

The southernmost outpost of the Russian Empire in colonial America.

A poignant memorial to a young boy whose death spurred a dramatic increase in organ donations in Italy—dubbed the "Nicholas Effect."

An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.

Museum celebrating the history of computers, especially their role in codebreaking.

These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.

This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.

A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.

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

Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.

The home studio one of Britain's first independent record producers is also the site of a murder-suicide.

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

Explore nearly 400 years of English middle-class home life.

Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.

Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.

Collection dedicated to brands, packaging and advertising.

The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.