Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Laredo’s Palace
An eclectic and whimsical building, the product of its creator’s imagination.
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Alcalá de Henares, Spain
An eclectic and whimsical building, the product of its creator’s imagination.
Tây Sơn, Vietnam
Built upon the ancestral homeland of Vietnam's most legendary peasant uprising, this dynamic museum preserves centuries-old relics and thunderous battle arts tied to Emperor Quang Trung.
Versailles, France
The grand triumphs and bloody tragedies of the French Revolution all trace their way back to this unassuming tennis court.
Stockport, England
Opened in 1932, this theater in Stockport's Mersey Square is a bonafide Art-Deco gem.
Stockport, England
This delightful hidden farm is home to Victorian ruins and a wonderful menagerie of animals.
Stockport, England
The remains of what was once the world’s largest spinning mill.
England
Nether Alderley, England
The oldest known metal-mining site in England dates back to the Bronze Age.
Macclesfield, England
Now a museum, this building is one of the last surviving silk mills in Macclesfield.
Leek, England
A memorial to the paroled French officers who died whilst prisoners of war in this English Midlands town
Leek, England
An example of Victorian philanthropy still in use for its original purpose
Brooklyn, New York
This Brooklyn curiosity shop has its own magic theater and a singing mechanical bird that sparked an online feud with Kelly Clarkson.
Vinh Son, Vietnam
Deep within the mountains, a towering natural wall of tightly packed basalt columns mimics a colossal ancient fortress built by no human hands.
Iceland
Strange rock formations tower above the river that snakes through this enchanting Icelandic canyon.
Eyam, England
One of the U.K's earliest public water supplies is within the "plague village."
Middleton Dale, England
An attempted suicide made this cliff famous.
England
A prehistoric limestone cave entered through a spectacular natural rock arch.
Rome, Italy
Architectural monsters are devouring this palace's every door and window.
Halifax, England
Probably the smallest museum in the world, housed in a disused phone booth.
Halifax, England
This tallest folly in the world began its life as an elaborate factory chimney.
Halifax, England
A copy of the brutal decapitation device that predated the French Guillotine by about 200 years.
Halifax, England
This centuries-old mansion was the home of the noted 19th-century diarist Anne Lister (aka “Gentleman Jack”).
Birstall, England
A museum in the form of Elizabethan house dressed as its 17th century iteration was used as sets for the 2009 Wuthering Heights TV series and as the home of the leader of the Gupowder Plot.
New Orleans, Louisiana
The oldest family-run restaurant in the United States is a living museum of New Orleans dining history.