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A dismembered holy head stares out from her beautiful reliquary at the St. Dominic Basilica.

First founded in 1472, this is the oldest bank in the world. Its history may explain why we call financial institutions "banks."

Contains some of the world's more disturbing wax anatomical models.

The largest ongoing mosaic project in Europe.

Leonardo da Vinci was one of many to find inspiration in this unique, rocky landscape in Tuscany.

An artist's whimsical transformation of everyday objects.

A snapshot of Scottish folklore and magical heritage.

The purported midpoint in London from which all distances are measured has a tragic love story at its core

One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.

Astonishing rock formations dot the Brimham Moor landscape.

The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.

A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.

This lovely little burbling creek is actually a deadly waterway that has dragged down everyone who ever set foot in it.

A long, winding trek rewards you with a gorge so captivating it inspired a painting in the Tate.

A steam-powered survivor in the Forest of Bowland.

This round structure dotted with portals is one of several pieces scattered throughout Lancashire.

Yorkshire’s largest boulder has a storied past associated with Druids and witches.

Although it appears ancient and mysterious, the quirky folly was actually built 200 years ago by an eccentric estate owner.

The English Civil War began right here in 1642.

The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.

This was one of the first (and last) university-built and operated nuclear reactors.

This innocuous New Mexico storefront was once the secret jump-off spot for Manhattan Project scientists.

Once a dining hall for boarding school students, this lodge was a popular haunt for nuclear physicists working on the Manhattan Project.

This old ruin once served as a post office, a train station, a restaurant, and a bridge to the Atomic Age.