This former quarry is now a vibrant labyrinth of magical in situ sculptures.

Want to properly offend a king? Sculpt a giant hill figure in chalk of him riding out of town.

Before 1993, this historic-looking village—King Charles III's pet project—didn’t exist at all.

Giant naked man on a hillside.

The world's only managed flock of mute swans was established as a factory for monk meat but is now an adorable sanctuary.

A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.

Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.

These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.

An abandoned World War II tank left to rust in the downland.

A vintage penny arcade hidden in the back of a fun fair-themed bar.

The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.

A private selection of curiosities, carefully curated by a young Brighton local.

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.

This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.

The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.

Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.

Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.

A glimpse into the lives of the the Miwok and Paiute people in Yosemite National Park.

An abandoned Jazz Age dream home and con man's hideout in Death Valley.

Millions of years of oxidation make a drive down this winding Death Valley road surprisingly colorful.

The lowest point in North America is home to an undrinkable pool surrounded by fields of geometric salt flats.

I Street Bridge is the heaviest swinging center bridge in the United States.

There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.