Bowness-on-Windermere, England
New Hall Inn (The Hole in t' Wall)
This 17th-century pub once had a hole in its wall so the neighboring blacksmith could easily access beer.
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Bowness-on-Windermere, England
This 17th-century pub once had a hole in its wall so the neighboring blacksmith could easily access beer.
Salford, England
This historic club for wayward boys has shaped some of the biggest names in music almost as much as they have shaped it.
Harrogate, England
Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.
Holcombe, England
This landmark overlooking Ramsbottom pays homage to Sir Robert Peel, repealer of the Corn Laws.
Pateley Bridge, England
The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.
Harrogate, England
A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.
Rawtenstall, England
The last of the 19th-century booze-free bars has been slinging teetotal tonics for over a century.
Rawtenstall, England
This tower is all that remains of a 19th-century schoolhouse that became a famous music venue before its destruction.
Haslingden, England
At night, the enormous sculpture looks like a UFO hovering above the English hills.
Burnley, England
This window celebrates the role of tea, coffee, cocoa, and cotton in creating the fortune of the man who commissioned it.
Nelson, England
This giant weaving shuttle celebrates Lancashire's importance during the Industrial Revolution.
Colne, England
The violinist who played on as the Titanic sank is buried in this quiet English cemetery.
Newchurch-in-Pendle, England
At this snack-shack in the bucolic British countryside, you can still get a slice of socialism with your spot of tea.
Roughlee, England
This witch statue remembers a time in England's history when fear trumped truth.
Malham, England
A long, winding trek rewards you with a gorge so captivating it inspired a painting in the Tate.
Richmond, England
At 1,732 feet above sea level, this spectacularly isolated yet surprisingly bustling bar is the highest pub in Britain.
Skipton, England
Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.
Lancaster, England
A group of glacial erratic boulders are improbably balanced on white limestone pedestals.
Slack Head, England
These legendary stone steps were once used to haul coffins up the rockface.
Berlin, Germany
The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.
Berlin, Germany
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Yaiza, Spain
This beautifully verdant lagoon is tucked below a massive volcano in a crater atop a black pebble beach.
Tenerife, Spain
According to the Guanches, the aboriginal people of the Canary Islands, the king of evil lives inside this volcano.