Wattens, Austria
Crystal Worlds
Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.
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Wattens, Austria
Swarovski's museum/theme park is a fake diamond fantasia overlooked by a giant.
London, England
A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.
London, England
Tourists who rely on a transit map to find the iconic Beatles location often end up in a far-off neighborhood.
London, England
Preserved behind glass, the ruins of a medieval building used to store human remains.
West Bay, Cayman Islands
Send a postcard while vacationing with Satan.
George Town, Cayman Islands
The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.
Kelvedon Hatch, England
The biggest and deepest Cold War bunker open to the public can be found in southeast England.
London, England
A building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.
Ivrea, Italy
A 12th-century Italian skirmish gets reenacted with 500,000 pounds of flying citrus.
Turin, Italy
A landmark in the history of technology and computing is hidden in a tiny Baroque chapel.
Turin, Italy
The intricate geometry inside this Baroque-style dome was designed to create "terror of the human soul."
Turin, Italy
Now an entertainment complex, the Lingotto building was once an avant-garde auto factory with a test track on the roof.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.
Tullamore, Ireland
An Irish peat mine has become a stunning sculpture park.
Ballygalley, Northern Ireland
Hidden in Carnfunnock Country Park is a lasting testament to the Normans who once settled in the region.
Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
A boulder in the Churchyard of Down Cathedral marks the legendary burial place of "The Apostle of Ireland."
Ballymena, Northern Ireland
A brisk climb up this solitary peak leads to the origin story of a towering figure in Irish history.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.
Ballintoy, Northern Ireland
This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
This massive monument has been telling the time for 150 years—at a slight angle.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Step into Narnia at this small park featuring statues from "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe."
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The only monument to name all of the passengers and crew who died on the RMS Titanic.