Riga, Latvia
First-Ever Public Christmas Tree Marker
A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.
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Riga, Latvia
A stone marker and sculpture in the city of Riga stake a claim for the very first community Christmas tree.
Riga, Latvia
3,000 market stands in five former Zeppelin hangars.
Malton, England
WWII artifacts, including the building itself.
Whitby, England
These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.
Brighton, England
The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.
Liverpool, England
Gutted during the Liverpool Blitz, this architectural husk has been left destroyed in honor of the dead.
York, England
The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.
Hope Valley, England
Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.
Hope Valley, England
A magnificent winding road through a steep valley, with deep natural caverns at the bottom
Biddulph, England
This fantastical and eclectic English garden takes its inspiration from Egypt, China, the occult and more.
Brighton, England
Regency-era excess on the English Coast.
Brighton, England
Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.
Bakewell, England
Seat of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire for centuries.
Congleton, England
This logic-defying 16th-century Tudor manor still stands to the delight and astonishment of onlookers.
Whitby, England
The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.
Manchester, England
Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.
Dover, England
One of the few standing Roman lighthouses and a labyrinth of tunnels are a couple of the secrets at this historic castle.
Eyam, England
Eyam took steps to quarantine themselves and keep the plague from spreading.
Ripon, England
One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.
East Sussex, England
England's most notorious suicide spot.
Cheddar, England
Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.
Chester, England
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Blackpool, England
One of the oldest amusement rides in existence was a huge disappointment to its creator.