World's largest working waterwheel has been around for over 150 years.

A prison tower–like edifice honoring a beloved local benefactor.

A 150-year-old steam locomotive crosses the southern half of the island daily.

This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era "champions."

A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.

Some wattle-and-daub, a Moorish mural, a glacial erratic, and a Giant named Gilbert.

A hidden gem in the middle of the city's infamous Jewelry Quarter.

Where Agatha Christie mysteriously disappeared in 1926.

The world's first underground farm is in a World War II bomb shelter beneath the streets of London.

A building so large that it has its own weather.

The former home of the Nobel Prize-winning American writer is now home to dozens of six-toed cats.

Cryptic messages embedded in the New York City sidewalk.

First a horse rendering plant, then a 19th century landfill, this beach is full of glass from thousands upon thousands of broken bottles.

A popular European tradition makes its way to the states on one of America's most famous bridges.

This whimsical group of statues is a favorite of children who love to climb all over Lewis Carroll's beloved characters.

One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.

Once close to extinction, there is no shortage of elephant seals on the beaches of Año Nuevo State Park.

The abandoned train depot now doubles as a well-placed rest stop for those who take the road less traveled.

Los Angeles's oldest cemetery allows visitors to trace the history of this proud city.

This turn of the century masterpiece has a mysterious goaty interloper.

Standing in a state of "arrested decay," this ghost town allows for a detailed peek into Gold Rush life in an unusually harsh climate.

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