Belfast, Northern Ireland
Belfast Botanic Gardens Palm House
For part of the year, this innovative greenhouse is painted white to keep the plants from getting scorched.
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Belfast, Northern Ireland
For part of the year, this innovative greenhouse is painted white to keep the plants from getting scorched.
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.
Salzburg, Austria
Mozart's skull may be held in this collection, but definitive proof continues to elude scientists.
Vienna, Austria
Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.
Henshaw, England
Also known as “Robin Hood’s tree,” it became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down.
Gateshead, England
Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.
Liverpool, England
The tower was originally used as a chimney for the waste incinerator of St Johns Precinct and Market.
Gwynedd, Wales
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
Manchester, England
Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.
Manchester, England
The construction of this bridge dates back to the 15th century.
Conwy, Wales
A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.
Bude, England
A quirky "castle" formerly belonging to a famous British inventor.
Herne Bay, England
A statue paying homage to a world-record-setting aviator who disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
Cardiff, Wales
This pedestrian walkway cuts through a cemetery and over several burial vaults.
Kilgetty, Wales
Go back 50 years with a turn on one of the park's carefully restored vintage fairground rides.
Pendine, Wales
Several land speed world records were shattered at this Welsh beach.
Bath, England
This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.
Bristol, England
An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.
Bristol, England
The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."
Bristol, England
17th-century merchants in Bristol nailed their deals by placing money on these pedestals.
Bristol, England
After protestors toppled a statue of a 17th-century slave trader, the pedestal where it once stood remains unoccupied.
Bristol, England
An array of ancient artifacts from Bronze Age Bristol and other civilizations are housed in this museum.
Krakow, Poland
A statue commemorating a Polish dog who took his role as man's best friend very seriously.
Bridgwater, England
The metal frame is all that's left of a wicker sculpture which once towered over the M5 motorway.