Weston, England
Hawkstone Park
Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.
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Weston, England
Created hundreds of years ago, the magical follies and landscapes at this park were almost lost to time before being restored.
Poundbury, England
Before 1993, this historic-looking village—King Charles III's pet project—didn’t exist at all.
Macclesfield, England
One of the largest mechanical models of the solar system in the world.
Osmington, England
Want to properly offend a king? Sculpt a giant hill figure in chalk of him riding out of town.
Portland, England
This former quarry is now a vibrant labyrinth of magical in situ sculptures.
Meriden, England
The obelisk honors the cyclist troops who were killed during World War I.
Broadway, England
A petite castle folly in the English countryside.
Bletchley, England
Museum celebrating the history of computers, especially their role in codebreaking.
London, England
The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.
London, England
Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.
London, England
19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.
London, England
This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.
London, England
"We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue, and then we'll take it higher..."
Gruyères, Switzerland
The bizarre visions of H.R. Giger, tucked away in a Swiss medieval city.
Evionnaz, Switzerland
World's largest permanent maze made of 18,000 conifers.
Leuk, Switzerland
A symbol of friendship between the mountainous regions of Switzerland and Bhutan.
London, England
Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.
London, England
This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.
London, England
The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.
London, England
Legends say that this Art Deco apartment building almost became Hitler's British headquarters.
London, England
A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.
London, England
This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.
Sinaia, Romania
This elaborately decorated, fairytale-like Romanian royal palace is one of the most striking castles in Europe.
Brașov, Romania
A fire once nearly devoured this gorgeous 14th-century Gothic cathedral.