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Southwold, England

WWI Pillbox

This is a century-old World War defence bunker which was ruined and condemned, and is now restored and re-purposed as a 'Living History' asset.

El Deir ("The Monastery"), Petra.

Petra District, Jordan

Petra

An ancient capital city that dates back 3,000 years and harbors many surprises.

Abandoned Bugatti Factory

Campogalliano, Italy

Abandoned Bugatti Factory

Once built to revive one of the world's most legendary car brands, this futuristic factory in Italy now stands abandoned as a striking monument to Bugatti's short-lived 1990s comeback.

Parco degli Acquedotti

Rome, Italy

Parco degli Acquedotti

This beautiful park on the outskirts of Rome protects the ruins of two colossal ancient aqueducts.

Clown Motel

Tonopah, Nevada

Clown Motel

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

St. Nectan's Kieve

Trethevy, England

St. Nectan's Kieve

A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.

The bust of Violette Szabo.

London, England

S.O.E. Monument

A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.

Singapore in use, pulling a passenger train.

Rutland, England

The Singapore

A locomotive that was captured as a prisoner of war is now recognized as a WWII memorial.

Ebenezer Scrooge’s Gravestone

Shropshire, England

Ebenezer Scrooge’s Gravestone

A grave from the past became Ebenezer Scrooge’s grave from the future in the 1984 production of “A Christmas Carol.”

The Harrowing of Hell

Bristol City, England

The Harrowing of Hell

During a fire in 1831, this remarkable piece of Anglo-Saxon stonework used as a coffin lid was discovered beneath the Chapter House floor of Bristol Cathedral

The Mauretania Sign

Bristol City, England

The Mauretania Sign

Installed in 1938, this was the first moving neon sign in Bristol

British Cemetery in Corfu.

Corfu, Greece

The British Cemetery

The Greek island's old British cemetery feels like a forgotten garden.

Adam and Eve stones

Marlborough, England

Adam and Eve (The Longstones)

Two standing stones are all that remains of a prehistoric installation.

The Hackpen White Horse, sporting a cartoonish eye.

Swindon, England

Hackpen White Horse

England's only square-dimension hill horse was built to celebrate Queen Victoria's coronation.

Palm Temple

Bristol, England

Palm Temple

This kaleidoscopic structure is perhaps Bristol’s most unusual temple

Liverpool’s First Enclosed Dock

Liverpool, England

Liverpool’s First Enclosed Dock

Hidden under a shopping centre is the genesis of modern Liverpool.

Bunker Tombé

Sainte-Marguerite-sur-Mer, France

Bunker Tombé

Impressive spectacle of how a bunker can land on a beach and resist mother nature for the years that have passed since WWII.

Acueducto de La Partida

Madrid, Spain

Acueducto de La Partida

The oldest surviving example of the aqueducts that crossed the Casa de Campo to distribute water.

Timothy Dexter’s William Pitt Statue

Newburyport, Massachusetts

Timothy Dexter’s William Pitt Statue

The last surviving life-size sculpture owned by eccentric 18th century businessman and self-styled "Lord Timothy Dexter" who once decorated his home with 40 of these.

Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan

Hayakawa, Japan

Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan

The oldest hotel in the world has been operated by the same family for over 1,300 years, even catering to samurai.

Whiteford Lighthouse

Wales

Whiteford Lighthouse

This lonely cast-iron structure is the only wave-washed lighthouse of its kind left in all of Britain.

View of the Devil's Quoits

Witney, England

The Devil's Quoits

A renovated henge and stone circle just south of Stanton Harcourt village.

Rodmarton Long Barrow

Cirencester, England

Rodmarton Long Barrow

A well-preserved Neolithic burial mound in the Cotswold hills

The Mottisfont Crocodile

Mottisfont, England

The Mottisfont Crocodile

Lurking among the classical architecture, rose gardens, and art of this historic country house—a crocodile in a bathtub.

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