London, England
The Buried Remains of Little Compton Street
The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.
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London, England
The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.
London, England
The site of London’s first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.
London, England
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This alley off Edinburgh's Royal Mile contains remnants of the city's seedier history.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.
Gibraltar
There was a top secret plan during World War II to seal a group of soldiers inside the rock.
Gibraltar
Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.
Mansfield, England
The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.
Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland
A historic observatory precariously perched at the "Top of Europe."
Lucerne, Switzerland
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
Stockholm, Sweden
An 11th-century runestone decorates the halls of Terminal 2 of this Scandinavian travel hub.
Stockholm, Sweden
The library's graceful rotunda is like a bibliophile's temple.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Granada, Spain
Spanish architects used seized Muslim gravestones to rebuild parts of the fortress.
Ronda, Spain
One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Barcelona, Spain
Construction of Barcelona’s iconic (but controversial) church was finally completed in 2026—a century after the death of its architect.
Sankt Goarshausen, Germany
A memorial for a young woman and her ghost, which are claimed to have caused countless deathly shipwrecks.
Venice, Italy
The only museum with its curator—and her pets—buried inside.
Venice, Italy
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.
Florence, Italy
The mummified relic of St. Antoninus.