A mechanical clock built in 1914, with a rotation of 12 historical figures on its face.

Rocky cove with large smashing waves tied to an important Samoan cultural story.

This Great Dunmow pond was a breeding ground for medical leeches, as well as the testing ground for the world's first lifeboat.

Legend has it these two stones are petrified trolls.

Village situated on a narrow volcanic escarpment.

The site of an early Arthurian battle and the dwelling-place of prehistoric people and (possibly) an ancient race of giants.

The eccentricities of a former lord include painted pigeons of his manor house, a series of pointless plaques, and a folly built simply to peeve the public.

In one of America’s oldest mountain ranges, a long-awaited section of a scenic highway is now open to the public.

Meet Rita the Rock Planter, one of Danish sculptor Thomas Dambo's enormous wooden trolls.

A beautifully-carved Pictish stone encased in a protective glass structure.

An open-air museum exhibiting a total of 52 century-old buildings, recreating Hokkaido’s “pioneer village.”

From pink dolphins to underwater cities, this museum explores the unseen, mythical world of the Amazon river.

This colorful historic site tells the story of Icelandic poetry and community in Central Alberta.

A pirate is laid to rest at St. Nicholas Church.

Five mythical trolls have taken up residence in woods and hidden on paths at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens.

One of the only two archaeological sites in Japan to feature petroglyphs, which some believe to be a long-lost writing system of the gods.

Two whaling vessels that were sunk by an anti-whaling organization in 1986 now sit on the shore of this beautiful fjord.

In the middle of a sleepy Paraguayan village, a more than 20-meter-tall medieval castle protrudes into the air.

According to local legend, this church was built with two doors, so that residents of two rival villages had their own entrances.

A trail of footprints discovered after a landslide was left not by the Devil, as originally believed, but by an early human ancestor.

At almost 1,000 years old, this is the oldest known door in all of Britain.

Visit the secret grave of a legendary privateer who faked his own death.

Towering sandstone rock formations where 'The Chronicles of Narnia' was filmed.

Eat and drink at a pub older than the Magna Carta