Isle of Wight, England
The Durbar Room
This elaborate banquet hall in Queen Victoria's summer residence is an homage to Indian architecture, including miniature models of palaces in India.
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Isle of Wight, England
This elaborate banquet hall in Queen Victoria's summer residence is an homage to Indian architecture, including miniature models of palaces in India.
Mansfield, England
The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.
Chesterfield, England
A labyrinthine underworld of tunnels and caverns hides beneath the city.
Nottingham, England
The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.
Nottingham, England
This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.
Birmingham, England
This historic abandoned train station looks like a stop for ghost trains.
Bristol, England
The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."
Bristol, England
17th-century merchants in Bristol nailed their deals by placing money on these pedestals.
Saint Blazey, England
The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.
Plymouth, England
A statue of a pioneering Black footballer outside his former home stadium.
Ryde, England
The Isle of Wight’s “Island Line” serviced by former London Underground trains from the 1930s.
Shanklin, England
This stream-carved gorge has inspired poets, hidden smugglers, and trained soldiers, all without losing its beauty.
St. Paul's Bay, Malta
The ruins of a megalithic monument sit right in the garden of a luxurious Maltese resort.
St. Paul's Bay, Malta
One Maltese man’s hobby became an extensive collection of restored automobiles, motoring paraphernalia, and antiques.
Mellieħa, Malta
These purpose-built WWII air raid shelters, which run half a kilometer under the town of Mellieħa, are among the longest in Malta.
Plymouth, England
These stones mark 200 years of friendship between Britain and France following the Napoleonic Wars.
Plymouth, England
A 1930s Art Deco swimming pool with a design inspired by grand ocean liners.
Plymouth, England
Overlooking the spot where the Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower stands Devon's answer to the Colossus of Rhodes.
Plymouth, England
The only place where can you share a seat with the bums of the Fab Four.
Southampton, England
A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.
Starcross, England
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, one of the great Victorian engineers, was the driving force behind the short-lived atmospheric railway.
Cardiff, Wales
The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.
London, England
London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.
London, England
These docile dragons are ideal inhabitants for the conservatory greenhouses.