London, England
Platform 9 3/4
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
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London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
London, England
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
London, England
The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.
Berlin, Germany
Check the time in 145 countries at once with this East German relic.
Berlin, Germany
Cold war icon and onetime "hole" in the iron curtain.
Munich, Germany
Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers.
Dachau, Germany
The prototype for all Nazi concentration camps.
Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France
This ancient Roman bridge and aqueduct still stands as a wonder of classical construction.
Carcassonne, France
Historic medieval fortified city in southwest France.
Monistrol de Montserrat, Spain
Holy Grotto of Montserrat Monastery holds one of Europe's mysterious black Madonnas.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Barcelona, Spain
A vista of the city and sea from atop the little-known viewing deck on an unassuming Columbus statue.
Barcelona, Spain
An early 20th-century bullring converted into a modern shopping center.
Schnals, Italy
Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.
Vienna, Austria
Beautiful Austrian natural history museum with carved ceilings and row after row of ancient taxidermy.
Egeo, Greece
Swarms of dainty flying insects swarm into the Petaloudes Valley to get busy.
Chania, Greece
This stone tower was built to protect Crete from incoming pirates.
Masada, Israel
This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.
Ein Gedi, Israel
The tallest waterfall in the Judean Desert is named for its connection to a biblical figure.
Ein Gedi, Israel
As the Dead Sea continues to deplete, massive sinkholes open along its banks.
East Jerusalem, Israel
A "miracle" that seems to produce more holy fistfights than holy revelations.
Haría, Spain
Partially collapsed lava tube and cave system complete with concert hall, underground pond, and unique albino crabs.