The ruins of an 11th-century Norman castle with a rare, perfectly circular shape.

These "bridges" help confused bats cross the road.

The forest that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood can be found outside London.

A beautiful bronze statue of the greatest fossil hunter of the 19th century.

Late Mesolithic settlements and Bronze Age burials have been excavated at this ancient woodland on the top of a hill.

The Origin of On the Origin of Species.

Giant naked man on a hillside.

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

Enthusiasts of the mid-20th century magician and comedian erected this statue in the small Welsh town in which he was born, even though the comedian only lived there for three years.

Go deep down into the earth to experience the world of Welsh coal miners.

This museum is dedicated solely to this millennia-old handheld cooling device.

The sculpture of the deceased cockatoo flops atop its personal plinth.

Grotto replete with mystical designs laid out in glued shell mosaics.

Europe's "only museum dedicated to the decapod" is full of quirky and absurdist displays, including one featuring the "famous" Giant Crab of Margate.

A plaque marks the site directly below the mid-air detonation of the atomic bomb over Hiroshima.

An eerie reminder to the horrors of World War II.

Peace Park and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

An astounding annual light display honors the victims of one of Japan's most devastating earthquakes.

A rocky sea serpent hides caves, blowholes, and a spectacular natural bridge.

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

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."

This Singaporean food-court stall was home to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meal.

Ferdinand Magellan dubbed the world's largest water village the "Venice of the East."

Steaming blood-red hot spring from hell.