Penzance, England
The Merry Maidens
Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Penzance, England
Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.
Bristol, England
A 15th-century whalebone is tucked away in an unassuming corner of this medieval church.
Bristol, England
After protestors toppled a statue of a 17th-century slave trader, the pedestal where it once stood remains unoccupied.
Bristol, England
The unpredictability of this pendulum's movements has drawn visitors to this magnificent church for decades.
Bristol, England
This Grade II Listed Building with an Art Nouveau façade once contained a unique print shop.
Bristol, England
An array of ancient artifacts from Bronze Age Bristol and other civilizations are housed in this museum.
Bristol, England
It houses a menagerie of wondrous taxidermy specimens from around the world, including the remains of a famous gorilla.
Bristol, England
The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."
Bristol, England
Banksy's image of a naked man dangling from the window of a sex health clinic.
Bristol, England
An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.
Bristol, England
An ornate doorway leads to the former site of one of the city's oldest society of merchants.
Bristol, England
This pedestrian footbridge honors Pero Jones, an enslaved African who lived in Bristol.
Istanbul, Turkey
A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.
Oxford, England
A rare specimen of the ancient piggy bank of Java resides in one of the unassuming corners of the Ashmolean.
Oxford, England
The lantern carried by the infamous Guy Fawkes when he was arrested while attempting to blow the houses of Parliament and the King of England to smithereens
Oxford, England
Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.
Oxford, England
An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.
Oxford, England
This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.
Oxford, England
The names LĂșthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.
Palermo, Italy
This palace offers an 18th-century European take on Chinese design and architecture.
Ireland
Mortarless walls that stretch for miles are a lovely solution for creating grazing land in the harsh terrain of the Aran Islands.
Llandudno, Wales
One of the few surviving street funiculars in the world.
Llandudno, Wales
The world's largest prehistoric copper mine had 30,000 animal bones scattered throughout the maze of passageways.
Llandudno, Wales
In a resort town where the real Alice spent her summer holidays, iconic characters create a curious trail.