Florence, Italy
Cloister of the Dead
A haunting medieval cloister that once served as the friars’ burial ground.
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Florence, Italy
A haunting medieval cloister that once served as the friars’ burial ground.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The oldest floral clock in the world still functions today.
Berlin, Germany
A thin golden line commemorates the deadliest terrorist attack in recent German history.
Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
This 18th century mansion played Winterfell in Game of Thrones.
Ireland
One of Ireland’s oldest family-run pubs, with a unique feature.
Gibraltar
Engineering ingenuity during the battle of Gibraltar.
Rome, Italy
This immaculately preserved church from late antiquity was originally the mausoleum of the Emperor Constantine's daughter.
Berlin, Germany
A curious memorial to the Berlin Wall, German division, the war, and those who died at the wall.
Bamburgh, England
A church instrumental in the spreading of Christianity in England and the final resting place of hundreds of Saxons.
Athens, Greece
Rest stops along this pathway offer some of the best views of the Acropolis of Athens.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Sitting at the intersection of sustainability and street art, these repurposed wind turbine blades offer a colorful, "blade-made" tribute to circular design and LGBTQI+ pride in the heart of Rotterdam.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A series of markers along one side of an Amsterdam canal memorialize the Jewish residents from the other side who died in the Holocaust.
Ardroe, Ireland
This is the only surviving complete round tower in County Kerry, dating to the 13th century.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The bell of HMS Hood is rung every Sunday at this ship-themed church.
Florence, Italy
A whimsical Renaissance fountain sculpture from Florence, world-renowned for defying convention.
Oslo, Norway
Centuries before masks and sanitizer, Oslo’s oldest public monument remembers its last plague dead.
Ripon, England
The old Workhouse in Ripon was the last resort for the poor of the district from 1834 until the birth of the British welfare state in the mid 20th century. It is now a poignant museum reminding us of the harshness of the Victorian poor law regime.
Ireland
A derelict hunting lodge that was once the site of aristocratic debauchery.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A towering steel-and-bronze figure whose playful nickname outshines its official message of hope
Istanbul, Turkey
The remains of the medieval city walls that once protected the Genoese quarter of Constantinople
London, England
One of the most haunted places in London...or is it?
London, England
This cul-de-sac off Fleet Street is said to be the place where the infamous Demon Barber made a killing
London, England
The purported midpoint in London from which all distances are measured has a tragic love story at its core
London, England
A relic from ancient Egypt that is purported to have a curse associated with it