The granddaddy of English geoglyphs dates back to the late Bronze Age.

Thriving meadows span a rooftop in one of Brooklyn's most heavily industrialized neighborhoods.

This plot of old-growth forest is the largest surviving remnant of New York City's original woodland.

The end of the 4 Line is also the end of the line for 300,000 souls in one of NYC's most illustrious cemeteries.

Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.

This ruined fort hidden at the top of Central Park can't seem to keep from losing its historical plaques.

A castle built for love, and abandoned due to heartbreak.

The purported world's shortest international bridge connects a homeowner in Canada to his backyard in New York.

This isolated structure beckons adventurers with sublime views of the Faroe Islands.

A "simple-hearted artist" turned an isolated Icelandic valley into his own art museum.

A solitary tree has grown up all alone on Lake Wānaka, backdropped by the beautiful Southern Alps.

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

An isolated 17th-century chapel on a remarkable site once dedicated to Celtic sun worship.

The oldest tavern in Lowell has dedicated fans of its fan.

This pub built its reputation pouring post-shift pints for employees of the cemetery with which it shares a wall.

Paranormal experiences in this hotel's room 217 led Stephen King to write "The Shining."

A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.

The last woman executed for witchcraft in Europe is remembered in this Swiss museum.

Stay in the one time home to one of Scotland's most notorious gentleman's sex clubs.

The ruins of a 15th-century church once home to priests who prayed for a single family's salvation.

Come for the oysters, stay for the priceless art honoring inventors across history and Scotland's favorite outdoor sports.

This repurposed church offers a more literal way to get closer to the heavens.

A sea cave with a waterfall and Viking past

A plaque installed underwater marks the fall of a royal family from an imagined parallel universe—part of a globe-spanning art project.