Hastings, England
The Amsterdam Shipwreck
This remarkably intact, 260-year-old cargo ship is only visible at the lowest of spring tides.
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Hastings, England
This remarkably intact, 260-year-old cargo ship is only visible at the lowest of spring tides.
Friskney, England
The control tower at the historic weapons range is now available as a highly unusual vacation rental.
Bamburgh, England
The medieval-looking hammer beam teak roof may be a Victorian vanity, but it's still absolutely magnificent.
Malham, England
A long, winding trek rewards you with a gorge so captivating it inspired a painting in the Tate.
Halifax, England
This Georgian architectural masterpiece is the only cloth hall left in Britain.
Valletta, Malta
A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.
Rothwell, England
A stretch of land where the sour-sweet vegetable is cloaked in darkness and grows so fast you can hear it crack, squeak, and pop.
Nottingham, England
The ancestral home of beloved English poet Lord Byron has a bizarre history.
Oxford, England
Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.
Sandown, England
This British museum hopes to take the taboo out of poo.
Chester, England
A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.
Minsterworth, England
This stretch of the River Severn where large waves flow against the current is the birthplace of river surfing.
Cleethorpes, England
This tiny business claims to be "the smallest pub on the planet."
Turin, Italy
Some people believe that this makeshift space monitoring station received transmissions from clandestine cosmonauts.
Palermo, Italy
A study of Fascist era Art Deco design in Italy.
Messina, Italy
Climb the dead electric pylons of Messina.
Ortona, Italy
The relics of one of Jesus' 12 apostles are enshrined in this Italian Basilica.
Nemi, Italy
Caligula's colossal pleasure ships, discovered by Mussolini only to be lost in flames.
Bologna, Italy
A diverse collection of wax, bone, papier-maché and mummified relics.
Sperlonga, Italy
The Roman Emperor's lost summer home and grotto full of enormous sculptures sit along the Italian seashore.
Ercolano, Italy
The oldest volcanology research center in the world.
Trieste, Italy
During World War II, this rice mill became a Nazi concentration camp.
Rome, Italy
Roman-era ships unearthed...
Monopoli, Italy
Macabre symbols of death and mummies on display set the tone of this Italian purgatory church.