Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Blackfriars Friary
The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.
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Newcastle upon Tyne, England
The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This sculpture commemorates a naturalist and an illustrator whose work was a forerunner to modern field guides.
Jarrow, England
Home to the longest wooden escalators in the world.
Durham, England
These lamps were created to expel sewer gases after an event known as The Great Stink.
Durham, England
A rather grand, but tiny, folly on the banks of the River Wear associated with a Polish count.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This Roman archeological site is hidden amid a 1930s housing estate.
Sydney, Australia
This letter written by Queen Elizabeth II in 1986 won't be opened until 2085.
Christmas Island, Australia
The red crab exhibits one of the most spectacular migrations on earth, despite manmade obstacles.
Cervantes, Australia
One of the few places in the world home to living stromatolites.
Drače, Croatia
Dive for drinks at Croatia's first and only underwater winery.
Singapore
This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."
Whitby, England
The much-beloved mascot of a local museum.
Durham, England
This library dates back to the late 17th century and was one of the first public lending libraries in England.
Alnwick, England
This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.
Durham, England
Take afternoon tea in a 17th-century almshouse.
Durham, England
The 2,000-year-old pieces of metal are an ancient soldier's military discharge papers.
Plitvička Jezera, Croatia
A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.
Hyden, Australia
This gracefully curving formation looks like a massive wave that was suddenly turned to stone.
Australia
An Australian lake whose pink hue defies scientific explanation.
Hamelin Pool, Australia
Living fossils in this remote Australian bay provide a glimpse of what Earth may have looked like 3.5 billion years ago.
Walmsley, Australia
Inside this sculpture park are dozens of woodcrafts crafted by the gentle hands of a chainsaw.
Singapore
This Singaporean food-court stall was home to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meal.
Singapore
A gorgeous gilded tower houses what may be the world's largest collection of gin.
Marble Bar, Australia
Microscopic fossils suggest Australia may be the birthplace of sulphur-based life forms.