Ventnor, England
Blackgang Chine
The UK's oldest theme park slowly slips away.
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Ventnor, England
The UK's oldest theme park slowly slips away.
Ryde, England
The Isle of Wight’s “Island Line” serviced by former London Underground trains from the 1930s.
Hastings, England
During the heyday of fishing in Hastings, there were more than 100 of these storage facilities.
Hastings, England
From battleships to Roman vessels, this museum explores the depths of shipwrecks in the region.
Interlaken, Switzerland
A Swiss amusement park entirely dedicated to the theory of ancient astronauts.
Basel, Switzerland
This artistic fountain display pays homage to this area's theatrical history.
Bern, Switzerland
An amazing collection of rare wind instruments where visitors can give the iconic Swiss Alphorn a toot.
Bern, Switzerland
The Swiss artist's bulbous and overgrown shape-shifting sculpture controversially graces the center of Bern.
Bern, Switzerland
This simple apartment may have inspired some of the most important theories in the history of science.
Bern, Switzerland
A nearly 500-year-old sculpture depicts a man eating a sack of babies, and no one is sure why.
Bern, Switzerland
The bears of Bern have been a city highlight for over 500 years.
Lisbon, Portugal
The best place in the world to buy tinned fish.
Lisbon, Portugal
A king's pet, a pope's gift, an artist's inspiration, and a tragic shipwreck.
Lisbon, Portugal
One of the smallest bookstores on the planet.
Lisbon, Portugal
Hidden beneath a beautiful overlook you’ll find the history of the city depicted in comic strip format next to a pay toilet.
Lisbon, Portugal
This charming candle shop has been in business since 1789.
Lisbon, Portugal
Ring the bell to enter a bar that looks equal parts museum and old curiosity shop.
Lisbon, Portugal
Catering to broken dolls for almost 200 years, this repair shop is now a charnel house of doll parts.
Lisbon, Portugal
The world's oldest bookshop still in operation.
Lisbon, Portugal
Legacy of the earthquake that nearly wiped Lisbon off the face of the Earth.
Lisbon, Portugal
This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”
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.
Dungeness, England
An avant-garde artist is survived by his seaside garden.