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The view from Watership Down

Ecchinswell, England

Watership Down

This grassy, tree-lined hill shares a name with the much-loved novel that it inspired.

Greywell Tunnel over clear springs

Greywell, England

Greywell Tunnel

Built in the 18th century, and now the largest roost for hibernating bats in Britain.

British Army Aeroplane No.1 Replica

Farnborough, England

British Army Aeroplane No.1 Replica

This replica pays tribute to the first powered and sustained flight in the United Kingdom and the eccentric aviator who enabled it.

A look inside the Depot.

London, England

London Transport Museum Depot

The majority of the museum's large collection is held in a storage space open to the public a few times a year.

Ayia Napa Sculpture Park

Ayia Napa, Cyprus

Ayia Napa Sculpture Park

A secluded oasis of contemporary art and natural beauty.

Just a few of the shakers on display.

Larnaca, Cyprus

Salt & Pepper Museum

More than 20,000 salt and pepper shakers from across the globe call this museum home.

Old surgical equipment at the museum.

Larnaca, Cyprus

Kyriazis Medical Museum

Ancient stone dildos and other odd pieces of medical history are displayed at this quirky Cyprus gem.

Larnaca Salt Lake, dry.

Larnaca, Cyprus

Larnaca Salt Lake

Once part of an ancient international harbor, it's now an all-you-can-eat shrimp buffet for flamingos and other water birds.

Phaneromenis 70.

Nicosia, Cyprus

Phaneromenis 70

A unique art center and shop just below a United Nations Checkpoint in central Nicosia.

Kolossi Castle

Kolossi, Cyprus

Kolossi Castle

This 700-year-old Cyprus castle is the birthplace of the world's oldest wine, said to be toasted by Richard the Lionheart at his wedding.

Ancient Sex Curse of Cyprus

Agios Tychon, Cyprus

Ancient Sex Curse of Cyprus

Sex curse discovered on ancient tablet in Cyprus.

Cyprus Buffer Zone.

Nicosia, Cyprus

Cyprus Buffer Zone

This no man's land slicing through the island is strewn with abandoned relics of another time.

Büyük Han

Lefkoşa, Cyprus

Büyük Han

The largest caravanserai in Cyprus also includes amazing examples of Ottoman architecture.

Abandoned Mitsero Mines
Permanently Closed

Mitsero, Cyprus

Abandoned Mitsero Mines

Rusted structures stand like ghosts of Cyprus' 6,000-year-old copper industry.

Old church ruins.

Alassa, Cyprus

The Church of St Nicholas

These ruins disappear beneath the waves every winter.

One of the monastery cats.

Akrotiri, Cyprus

Holy Monastery of St. Nicholas of the Cats

For nearly 2,000 years this church has been waging war on local snakes by importing cats.

Ayia Thekla Church and Tomb

Ayia Napa, Cyprus

Ayia Thekla Church and Tomb

A 4th-century Roman church complete with a hidden underground cave.

Panagia (Our Lady) tu Araka.

Lagoudera, Cyprus

Panagia tu Araka

Breathtaking Byzantine paintings cover the inside of this 12th-century church.

Cyprus Railways Museum.

Cyprus

Cyprus Railways Museum

This museum in a shuttered train station remembers the island's forgotten rail system.

Gnomes Hill

Nicosia, Cyprus

Gnomes Hill

In a corner of the Troodos forest, tiny handmade houses make you feel like you’ve stepped into a real fairy tale.

Linos tou Charilaou (Omodos Wine Press)

Omodos, Cyprus

Linos tou Charilaou (Omodos Wine Press)

This medieval wine press is one of the oldest in Cyprus.

Agia Solomoni Catacomb

Paphos, Cyprus

Agia Solomoni Catacomb

Beneath an ancient wishing tree lies an underground chapel with 12th-century frescoes and catacombs dedicated to a lady saint.

A scene from the beauty contest between Cassiopeia and the Nereids seen in the House of Aion.

Paphos, Cyprus

The Mosaics of Paphos

The ancient mosaics here are considered among the finest in the world, and serve as a stunning record of Greco-Roman daily life.

Petra tou romiou

Kouklia, Cyprus

Aphrodite's Rock

This sea stack in Cyprus is traditionally seen as the birthplace of the goddess Aphrodite.

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