This grand old 80-foot sequoia towers above the buildings in the city’s retail center.

An old-timey peepshow allows visitors to gawk at some of the world's most freakishly large footwear.

A striking glass tribute to two sisters who suffered during Scotland's "Killing Time."

The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.

Once one of the largest rooms full of books in the world, this bookstore basement is still a treat for bibliophiles.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

A museum in England’s Lake District dedicated to the trusty pencil wants you to know the story of their World War II spy pencils.

These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.

The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?

Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.

The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.

Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.

Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.

One small town in the Pacific Northwest transformed itself into a Bavarian-themed tourist destination.

This former coal gasification plant found a curious second life as a popular public park.

This Yellowstone geyser may not shoot as high as the nearby Old Faithful, but it erupts for considerably longer.

The largest hot spring in the United States is, as the name suggests, a stunning show of natural color.

One of nature's most well-scheduled phenomenons resides in Wyoming's Yellowstone National Park.

San Francisco's newly reopened hands-on science museum.

A beautiful geyser under environmental threat.

The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.

Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.