Places Edited by MickHop

Malta’s oldest sea water distillation building is now an architectural anomaly on the Sliema waterfront.

This iconic Tudor home-turned-museum offers a unique glimpse into the everyday life of a prosperous family during the early modern period.

These sprawling military housing quarters from the 1960s are now defunct and hidden in plain sight on Malta’s Mediterranean coast.

A World War II-era sign in Valletta is a reminder of when Malta was besieged so severely that food needed to be rationed.

After falling into disuse, this imposing department store found new life as a Hollywood backdrop and a theater.

One of the best examples of a Byzantine period monument in Albania.

One Maltese man’s hobby became an extensive collection of restored automobiles, motoring paraphernalia, and antiques.

This 16th-century pole was once used in brutal public executions.

Dedicated to one of the author's most iconic works.

Ramsgate’s Royal Harbour has the unique status of being the only Royal Harbour in the United Kingdom.

A 1930s Art Deco swimming pool with a design inspired by grand ocean liners.

Does being buried standing up help you get into heaven faster?

The sole surviving medieval street cross in Scarborough.

A replica of the Roman emperor in glorious full color.

A statue paying homage to a world-record-setting aviator who disappeared under mysterious circumstances.

Overlooking the seaside town of Margate stands a tribute to an artist's lover.

The largest Roman amphitheater in the Balkans once held over 20,000 people, but managed to lay hidden for hundreds of years.

According to a local legend, this old castle could only be built after a woman was immured in the walls.

An allegorical statue of a giant pregnant woman representing justice and truth.

Believed to be the longest railway bench in the world.

This astronomical clock is the second oldest in England.

The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.

This castle has links to Portugal’s founding and struggles for independence.

This Tudor-era castle was once part of King Henry VIII's plan to protect England from invasion.