A short volcanic hill in Quito doubles as a stellar observation point of an iconic statue.

Britain’s longest ancient monument, this great 8th century earthwork was built to mark the boundary between what would become England and Wales.

Whitewashed mosque contains the world's largest carpet.

A desert that rolls right up to the ocean, where it's so dry animals live off the fog.

A display of hand-built replicas of the legendary vessels used by Patagonian and Antarctic explorers.

The southernmost Anglican cathedral in the world has whale bones standing in its yard.

One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.

The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.

Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.

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

Charles Dickens described the concert room in this amazing Victorian hall as "the most perfect room in the world."

The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St. John's Precinct and Market.

Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.

Abandoned ship reimagined as a street art canvas.

A mysterious demonic figure peers down from its perch within the gorgeous Chester Cathedral.

A 168-foot tower, part of the abandoned Chester Leadworks facility.

Chester Cathedral is home to a unique painting crafted on a canvas of cobwebs.

Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.

The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.

A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.

Each year a new straw behemoth is born.

The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.

Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.