Bayeux, France
Bayeux Tapestry
This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.
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Bayeux, France
This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.
Paris, France
The industrial architecture honors the laborers who brought the Exposition Universelle of 1900 to life.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Herning, Denmark
Relocated from the Baltics, this bronze figure of the Soviet leader reclines on fork-like supports.
Vejle, Denmark
This unique architectural wonder is home to luxury apartments.
Jelling, Denmark
Mounds, rune stones, and a 1,000-year-old church, left behind by Denmark's first two kings.
Roskilde, Denmark
Nordic giants resurrected from the sea and restored to their former greatness.
Silkeborg, Denmark
Iron Age "bog person" preserved for over 2,300 years.
Wisbech, England
Peek inside restored planes at this off-the-beaten-path collection of aviation archaeology.
Lytham, England
During World War II, locals rallied together to buy this plane to support the war effort.
Peterborough, England
This park features a wooden causeway preserved since the Neolithic era.
Barrow-in-Furness, England
A modern museum built within a Victorian dry dock charts the history of the industrial town.
Blackpool, England
On moonless nights, it's said that you can still hear the church bell of a village that was swept out of the dunes and lost to the rising sea.
Great Yarmouth, England
This freewheeling amusement ride is the last of its kind.
Birmingham, England
A gigantic mechanical bull rages over unsuspecting passengers at Birmingham’s central station.
Carnforth, England
Inside this station, the 1945 film "Brief Encounter" is played on a loop daily.
Workington, England
This unique sculptural clock transforms into a periscope every hour.
Whitehaven, England
The final resting place of George Washington's Grandma.
Barnard Castle, England
This Victorian footbridge over the River Tees was originally built to carry water from the high moorland to the industrial towns on the coast.
Cambridge, England
Students can borrow artwork from this gallery to display in their own residences.
Portsmouth, England
Discovered on a shipwreck after more than 400 years, this Renaissance ratter tells a very waggly tale.
Peterborough, England
A clumsy-looking flying locomotive rusts within sight of a busy rail station.
Wellington, England
Standing atop Wellington Hill is the world's tallest three-sided obelisk.
Oakham, England
Hundreds of huge, centuries-old horseshoes adorn the walls of this nontraditional 12th-century castle.