Syracuse, Italy
Ear of Dionysius
Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.
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Syracuse, Italy
Italian cave with exceptional acoustics and an unsavory history.
Caltagirone, Italy
142 ceramic steps become a mosaic once a year.
Realmonte, Italy
"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.
Sciacca, Italy
A madman's personal garden filled with 1,000 sculpted heads.
Erice, Italy
Tourists to the mountaintop Sicilian town often overlook its ancient fortifications.
Hastings, England
During the heyday of fishing in Hastings, there were more than 100 of these storage facilities.
Canterbury, England
A defensive structure built during the Hundred Years War has remained useful in one way or another for nearly 700 years.
Normanton, England
The sanctuary seems to either float atop the water or sink into the dirt, depending on the water level.
Durham, England
An unusual stone chair can be found on the banks of the River Wear, not far from Durham Cathedral.
Exeter, England
Old Tudor home moved on thick iron rails to a new spot.
Starcross, England
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, one of the great Victorian engineers, was the driving force behind the short-lived atmospheric railway.
Exeter, England
At just 25 inches at its narrowest point, it's one of the tightest streets in the world.
Gerrards Cross, England
Locals call it the "Give Peas a Chance" bridge because of its distinct graffiti.
London, England
A historic arboretum and non-conformist, non-denominational park cemetery.
London, England
London's Victorian Tower of Babel.
London, England
This medieval church tower has maintained its clockworks since the 16th century.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Wales
This lonely cast-iron structure is the only wave-washed lighthouse of its kind left in all of Britain.
Rochester, England
This foreboding medieval castle was twice besieged by barons rebelling against the English king.
Verona, Italy
This medieval castle was reconstructed by Carlo Scarpa.
London, England
One of London's oldest houses contains a mixture of both old and modern features.
Albury, England
This peaceful oasis appears dreamy, but it's also the site of a nightmarish legend.
Durham, England
A monument with a strange legend involving a horse's tongue.
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.