County Donegal, Ireland
'Eire 80' Sign
This World War II relic let Allied pilots know they were entering neutral airspace.
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County Donegal, Ireland
This World War II relic let Allied pilots know they were entering neutral airspace.
Whitehead, Northern Ireland
This Victorian-era walkway is just one of the many 19th-century treasures in Whitehead.
Whitehead, Northern Ireland
These huge glacial erratics are humorously named after a much much smaller bird.
Larne, Northern Ireland
A Victorian marvel of engineering is now a 21st-century tourist attraction.
Newcastle, Northern Ireland
The highest peak in Northern Ireland is topped with a stone tower and haunting burial mounds.
Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
A medieval abbey featured on 'Game of Thrones' that dates back to the 12th century.
Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
A boulder in the Churchyard of Down Cathedral marks the legendary burial place of "The Apostle of Ireland."
Dalby, Isle of Man
The name Niarbyl means “the tail” and refers to the rocky formations that push out into the Irish Sea.
Rushen, Isle of Man
This unique rock formation has become a popular walking trail.
Cornaa, Isle of Man
The ruins of an unfinished explosives factory can be found while taking a gentle stroll through a Manx glen.
Liverpool, England
This bronze statue was dedicated to a 1966 Beatles hit.
Liverpool, England
The grand complex of buildings that comprise Liverpool's Exchange Flags includes a vast World War II bunker that has been frozen in time.
Oslo, Norway
One man's exploration of the human form, including the bizarre and delightful "Man Attacked by Babies."
Aberystwyth, Wales
A 19th-century funicular railway shuttles visitors up this surprising sea cliff to one of the world's largest camera obscuras.
Ivrea, Italy
A 12th-century Italian skirmish gets reenacted with 500,000 pounds of flying citrus.
Capalbio, Italy
Gigantic mosaic sculptures of the figures on Tarot cards fill this colorful Tuscan garden.
Realmonte, Italy
"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.
Rivington, England
This 20th-century replica of a 13th-century castle has itself fallen into ruin.
Saint Helens, England
Giant statue of a disembodied head.
Ashton-in-Makerfield, England
Quirky outsider art transforms this garden shop into a little stone fantasyland.
Waterloo, England
Much of what constituted mid-century Liverpool now litters a beach outside of town.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This sculpture of disembodied body parts forms a poignant memory of the horrors of World War II.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The last remaining bottle-shaped kilns in Scotland stand alone in an Edinburgh suburb.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.