London, England
The Vincent Street Fireplace
A lasting remnant of the London Blitz.
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London, England
A lasting remnant of the London Blitz.
London, England
This unassuming brick building contains the last purpose-built drill hall in the United Kingdom.
London, England
This sanitized yet surreal depiction of a Greek fertility god looks over a square in one of central London’s residential areas.
Manchester, England
Two of Manchester’s oldest buildings were moved twice.
Manchester, England
A seemingly abandoned store in central Manchester with a lengthy backstory.
Manchester, England
An established watering hole whose unique history is as fascinating as its decor
Penrhyndeudraeth, Wales
Neolithic burial chambers hidden beside a village school.
Holywell, Wales
Abandoned ship reimagined as a street art canvas.
Gwynedd, Wales
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
Aberystwyth, Wales
A real-life Professor Snape once taught in this Welsh university building, which students of course nicknamed “Hogwarts.”
Aberystwyth, Wales
A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.
Llanrhystud, Wales
This mural honoring a drowned village has become a symbol of Welsh pride and patriotism.
Pendine, Wales
Several land speed world records were shattered at this Welsh beach.
Milford Haven, Wales
This 19th-century island fort built to protect against an invasion by sea.
Newchapel, Wales
This magical grotto is adorned with a complex pattern of native seashells, minerals, and fragments of colored glass.
Crymych, Wales
The Stonehenge of Wales is one of the grandest neolithic dolmens still in existence.
Pembrokeshire, Wales
A historic pub in the front room of a Victorian-era house.
St Dogmaels, Wales
Since the Middle Ages, this stone has been used as a place to bless fishing boats moored at the nearby landing stage.
St Dogmaels, Wales
A wooden statue of a mermaid commemorates one fisherman's generosity.
Sultaniye Köyü, Turkey
The alleged house of the Virgin Mary is tucked away in a park and nature preserve on Mt. Koressos in Turkey and is holy to both Catholics and Muslims alike.
Selçuk, Turkey
The ancient latrines of the Greeks, in all their public glory.
Selçuk, Turkey
Carvings in Turkey's Marble Road may have directed ancient Romans to a hidden brothel.
Kuşadası, Turkey
A charming beach town in Turkey captures all the colors of the rainbow.
Selçuk, Turkey
This crumbling medieval basilica once attracted pilgrims by the thousands to collect a miraculous dust that formed above the saint's tomb.