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Kate Burton

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Thanks, it has pockets! Cats, history, knitting, tech, plants. Like your cool grandma but with memes.

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Colchester Roman Theatre

Colchester, England

Colchester Roman Theatre

Traces of a Roman theatre beneath Britain's oldest recorded town

St Alphege being carried off by the Vikings.

Canterbury, England

Alphege Windows

A set of medieval stained-glass windows tell the gruesome story of a Viking siege.

Tomb of Edward the Black Prince.

Canterbury, England

Tomb of the Black Prince

An impressive armored bronze effigy marks the tomb of one of the medieval era's greatest warriors.

Crooked House

Canterbury, England

Crooked House

This skewed English house has looked like it's going to fall over for centuries.

Canterbury Cathedral

Canterbury, England

The Great Cloister and Chapter House of Canterbury Cathedral

One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.

Düsseldorf Central Station’s Model Railway

Dusseldorf, Germany

Düsseldorf Central Station’s Model Railway

A coin-operated model railway tucked inside a busy train station

Cressing Temple Barns

Braintree, England

Cressing Temple Barns

Among Europe's oldest timber barns, built by the Knights Templar

Hellens Manor

Much Marcle, England

Hellens Manor

A 12th-century manor thick with Tudor scandal and ghost stories

The Much Marcle Yew Tree

Much Marcle, England

Much Marcle Ancient Yew

One of the oldest and most majestic living trees in Britain, thought to be over 1,500 years old.

The neo-Gothic house near the Mdina cathedral.

Mdina, Malta

Casa Gourgion

This unique building in the main square stands out among the city's typically Baroque architecture.

The Galley Cave

St. Paul's Bay, Malta

The Galley Cave

A rock-cut Maltese tomb marked with a mysterious carving of a war galley

The burial cave

St. Paul's Bay, Malta

Ghar Il-Midfna

This ancient burial site is a fascinating reminder of Malta's prehistoric past.

Punico-Roman Apiary

St. Paul's Bay, Malta

Punico-Roman Apiary

An ancient hillside apiary from Malta's Punic and Roman honey trade

This carob tree is thought to be more than 1,000 years old.

St. Paul's Bay, Malta

The Xemxija Old Carob Tree

Estimated at over 1,000 years old, one of Malta's oldest trees serves as a living link to its ancient past.

Punic Shaft Tomb

St. Paul's Bay, Malta

Punic Shaft Tomb

A rare rock-cut Punic burial shaft on Malta's Xemxija trail

Punic Cave Dwellings

St. Paul's Bay, Malta

Punic Cave Dwellings

Rock-cut homes carved into limestone cliffs in Malta's Punic era

Raddet Ir-Roti Cart Ruts

St. Paul's Bay, Malta

Raddet Ir-Roti Cart Ruts

Mysterious prehistoric grooves carved into the Maltese rock, purpose unknown

De Waag at the Nieuwmarkt in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

De Waag

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

The urinal.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

City Hall Urinal

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

Springfield Lyons Bronze Age Enclosure

Springfield, England

Springfield Lyons Bronze Age Enclosure

Earthworks of a Bronze Age settlement and ceremonial ring in Essex

Southwold Sailors’ Reading Room

Southwold, England

Southwold Sailors’ Reading Room

A historic seafront building established as a refuge for sailors to promote moral living and literacy.

The columns looking out over the Venetian Lagoon.

Venice, Italy

St. Mark's Lost Third Column

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

Scala Contarini del Bovolo

Venice, Italy

Scala Contarini del Bovolo

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

Rodmarton Long Barrow

Cirencester, England

Rodmarton Long Barrow

A well-preserved Neolithic burial mound in the Cotswold hills

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