Belfast, Northern Ireland
Europa Hotel
It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."
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Belfast, Northern Ireland
It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Belfast's namesake river still winds below the city center, hidden from sight.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A palatial former bank building now houses what may be the poshest art venue (and former Tesco) in Belfast.
Drumheller, Alberta
Hoodoos, naturally eroded land formations, stand 20 feet tall in the Canadian Badlands.
Sheffield, England
This magnificent mural was created with over 30,000 colored bricks.
Sheffield, England
A tribute to the women who quietly kept the local steelworks alive during both world wars.
Sheffield, England
Amidst towering office buildings, a local pub lives inside Sheffield’s oldest surviving domestic building.
Sheffield, England
The whimsical steel spider lurking in the shadows of this suspension bridge shows that engineers can have a sense of humor.
Coventry, England
The only museum in the world dedicated to preserving the life and work of American comedian and entertainer, Phil Silvers.
Coventry, England
The historic site where Queen Elizabeth I once gave a searing speech.
Coventry, England
All that remains of the medieval palace of the famous "Black Prince."
Coventry, England
For over 500 years this timbered alms house has provided a home for elderly residents of Coventry.
Coventry, England
All that remains of the only English cathedral destroyed in the Protestant Reformation.
Coventry, England
Built in the 1300s, this magnificent building that hosted England's kings and queens transports you to the Middle Ages.
Coventry, England
The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.
Coventry, England
Every hour on the hour a naked heroine and her leering foil appear from this giant cuckoo clock.
Coventry, England
This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.
Coventry, England
A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.
Tucson, Arizona
The world's largest military aircraft cemetery.
Kirkstall, England
Artists have long been drawn to these atmospheric 12th-century ruins.
London, England
A traditional American farmhouse plopped in the middle of a Piccadilly courtyard.
Manchester, England
This nondescript building hides an entrance to an underground nuclear tunnel system.
Avebury, England
The only pub in the world surrounded by an ancient stone circle.
Holcombe, England
This landmark overlooking Ramsbottom pays homage to Sir Robert Peel, repealer of the Corn Laws.