Split, Croatia
Crkva Sv. Martina (St. Martin's Church)
Split's smallest church, and one of its oldest, has been reconstructed inside the city's Roman walls.
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Split, Croatia
Split's smallest church, and one of its oldest, has been reconstructed inside the city's Roman walls.
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Picturesque basketball courts sheltered by historical defensive walls and with an enviable sea view.
Sunderland, England
A tribute to the city's rich history of shipbuilding.
Sunderland, England
This steel sculpture made from a recycled crane towers above a former shipyard.
Sunderland, England
One of England's oldest stone churches and the birthplace of the "father of English history."
Sunderland, England
A museum pays tribute to the glass-making industry of Sunderland.
Sunderland, England
An enigmatic sculpture depicts a ruined home with debris stretching for over half a mile along the river.
Sunderland, England
This lonely bronze walrus celebrates a character in a Lewis Carroll poem.
Durham, England
A rather grand, but tiny, folly on the banks of the River Wear associated with a Polish count.
Durham, England
An unusual stone chair can be found on the banks of the River Wear, not far from Durham Cathedral.
Durham, England
These lamps were created to expel sewer gases after an event known as The Great Stink.
Durham, England
Hundreds of years ago, this lion-shaped door knocker could help a person accused of a crime find temporary safe haven in Durham Cathedral.
Durham, England
This library dates back to the late 17th century and was one of the first public lending libraries in England.
Durham, England
The 2,000-year-old pieces of metal are an ancient soldier's military discharge papers.
Durham, England
Take afternoon tea in a 17th-century almshouse.
Durham, England
Though this bridge was originally built in the 12th century, only one of its 10 arches dates back that far.
Durham, England
A monument with a strange legend involving a horse's tongue.
Durham, England
Originally built in the 15th century, this well gave the surrounding area its name.
Durham, England
An abandoned tower once used to study the cosmos hides within a thicket of greenery.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.
Split, Croatia
This ancient Roman aqueduct once funneled water to Diocletian's palace.
Pula, Croatia
A Roman mosaic depicting a classical myth was only rediscovered after bombing during World War II.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A colorful mural decorates one of the city's oldest animal shelters.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This unusual 15th-century house of worship once catered to those who sought its healing properties.