Guildford, England
Guildford Medieval Synagogue
The remains of the oldest synagogue in Britain lay forgotten for seven centuries, hidden under a humble shop.
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Guildford, England
The remains of the oldest synagogue in Britain lay forgotten for seven centuries, hidden under a humble shop.
England
A mysterious bridge over a sunken Roman road.
Edinburgh, Scotland
One of Edinburgh's oldest pubs hides a 19th-century skittles alley in the back.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.
Alnwick, England
This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.
Alnwick, England
This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.
Alnwick, England
This restaurant was removed from the famed sister ship of the Titanic and placed within a hotel.
Monkwearmouth, England
This tribute to Sunderland's mining past stands outside the home of its football club.
Sunderland, England
This lonely bronze walrus celebrates a character in a Lewis Carroll poem.
Seaham, England
Public art now takes pride of place on the site of one of County Durham's last deep coal mines.
Seaham, England
A vortex fountain that seems to rise out of the ground.
London, England
Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.
Craighat, Scotland
A strange rock with a sinister reputation lurks within the crimson waters of this Scottish glen.
Stirling, Scotland
Legend says this rock was once a chopping block for public executions.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.
Budapest, Hungary
The geographical center of Budapest is marked with a 10-foot-tall stylized zero.
Budapest, Hungary
Tucked away near more famous landmarks lies a statue meant to symbolize the confluence and continuing development of human culture.
Budapest, Hungary
A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.
Budapest, Hungary
A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.
Iceland
This volcanic cave lake is essentially hard proof that Iceland is the most magical place on Earth.
Húsafell, Iceland
Travel deep inside of Europe's second largest glacier in the world's largest man-made ice cave.
Steingrímsfjörður, Iceland
A trio of hidden hot tubs takes advantage of Iceland's natural geothermal vents.
Iceland
Walk in the footsteps of the gods and straddle two tectonic plates.
Antsalova, Madagascar
Fabulous formations, weird and wonderful wildlife.