This chain of artificial lakes was an ideal test ground for the aircraft that would carry the "bouncing bombs" used by the WWII "Dambusters" squad.

A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom

A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.

The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.

The wreck of a B-29 Superfortress now stands as a memorial left in the moors.

The quiet field that inspired one of the most famous songs of all time.

What do we know about the real woman behind one of the Beatles' most famous songs?

A metal tree emits eerie, melodic notes on top of Lancashire's Crown Point.

Giant statue of a disembodied head.

At night, the enormous sculpture looks like a UFO hovering above the English hills.

A statue honoring Frank Sidebottom, a beloved cartoon figure from Timperley.

A tiny, hidden alleyway dedicated to the father of meteorology.

This 20th-century replica of a 13th-century castle has itself fallen into ruin.

This grand Georgian manor house was converted to serve as an isolation hospital before it was abandoned and destroyed.

Manchester's abandoned train depot lingers in a post-industrial purgatory.

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

This series of Baroque passageways in Vienna's cultural center mix old architecture with modern art.

Visitors dip into a variety of pools of what was once ice.

Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.

Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.

The largest toy museum in Poland showcases Europe's history of childhood.

Europe's only museum solely dedicated to the history of whaling still has a fully-functioning whaling ship.

Visit a surreal landscape so otherworldly NASA actually used it to train the Apollo 17 crew.

World's largest film studio, where visitors tour the decaying sets that litter the harsh desert environment.