Weymouth, England
Abbotsbury Swannery
The world's only managed flock of mute swans was established as a factory for monk meat but is now an adorable sanctuary.
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Weymouth, England
The world's only managed flock of mute swans was established as a factory for monk meat but is now an adorable sanctuary.
Charmouth, England
Cliffs full of fossils at the portal to England's Jurassic Coast.
North Chideock, England
These ancient sunken lanes were naturally tunneled into the soft ground by countless footsteps.
Lyme Regis, England
A beautiful bronze statue of the greatest fossil hunter of the 19th century.
Axmouth, England
The oldest standing concrete bridge in England was also constructed as a work of art.
Beer, England
This Roman quarry once held secret masses and smuggler's contraband and is now home to rare species of bats.
Plymouth, England
After several centuries as the home of coastal defenses, this island is full of history—and maybe ghosts.
Plymouth, England
A 1930s Art Deco swimming pool with a design inspired by grand ocean liners.
Boscastle, England
The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.
Tintagel, England
A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.
Tintagel, England
It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.
Tintagel, England
A whimsical cottage from the 1300s with a preserved Victorian-era post office inside.
Delabole, England
Britain's oldest and biggest hole in the ground.
St Anthony, England
On this headland lies a 19th-century lighthouse and historic gun battery.
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
Penzance, England
A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.
Vatican City
The first statue to be added to Saint Peter's Square in over 350 years is an ode to migrants and refugees around the world.
Malaga, Spain
The gardens and chambers of this Moorish citadel conjure memories of the Alhambra.
Malaga, Spain
This Moorish fortress has guarded Málaga from the slopes of Gibralfaro hill for nearly a thousand years.
Palma, Spain
This historic electric train has operated with regularity since the early 1900s.
Joshua Tree, California
This conservation area is also home to many of the region's desert tortoises.
Los Angeles, California
An historic and oft-filmed spot for musclebound iron pumpers on the Pacific coast.
Los Angeles, California
After starting as a whimsical tourist attraction that eventually found its way to ruin, these renovated canals offer a lush and exotic locale on the Pacific Coast.
St Mawes, England
A 16th-century artillery fort built to protect England against European invasion.