Villerouge-Termenès, France
Cathar Castles
The site of the first medieval crusade that pitted Christians against Christians.
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Villerouge-Termenès, France
The site of the first medieval crusade that pitted Christians against Christians.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.
Reykjavik, Iceland
Iceland's first pagan temple in 1,000 years is underway in Reykjavík.
Iceland
In Northeastern Iceland lies something of an oxymoron: a steaming desert.
Glastonbury, England
In the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey lies the alleged resting place of the legendary king.
Iceland
Surrounded by ash fields in Iceland, an impossibly verdant valley looks like something out of a fairytale.
Sunderland, England
This lonely bronze walrus celebrates a character in a Lewis Carroll poem.
Schiphol, Netherlands
It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.
Hawes, England
A steep and winding road in the Yorkshire Dales passes by these deep natural potholes.
London, England
An exercise in radical design and social living that became the epicenter of Soviet spy networks in London.
Vienna, Austria
The housing complex served as an anti-fascist fortress during the Austrian Civil War.
Salem, Massachusetts
The lecture hall where Alexander Graham Bell first demonstrated the long-distance phone call.
Beaumont, France
Thanks to a clever legal loophole, this mountainside wine shop sells a hybrid cuvée that's been outlawed for nearly a century.
Faroe Islands
In Faroese legend, this sinister horse-shaped beast lures unsuspecting passersby only to drown them in the lake.
Svalbard, Norway
This Norwegian satellite station provides ground services to more satellites than any other facility in the world.
Bristol, England
The abandoned funicular tunnel was a secret base for the BBC during World War II.
Bristol, England
England's steepest street has such a drastic incline that locals tie their parked cars to lampposts when it gets icy.
Bristol, England
There's a labyrinth of manmade tunnels stretching for over an acre beneath Bristol.
Beer, England
This Roman quarry once held secret masses and smuggler's contraband and is now home to rare species of bats.
London, England
One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.
Truro, England
Grab a cuppa at England's first and only domestic tea plantation.
Siglufjörður, Iceland
This excellent museum recreates the boom days of the herring rush in the "Atlantic Klondike."
Concord, Massachusetts
One of two lighted lanterns hung in the church belfry on the eve of the Revolutionary War to warn that the British were on their way.
Saint Paul, Minnesota
This statue of Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks immortalizes one of the greatest moments in American sports history.