Ronda, Spain
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
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Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
West Wycombe, England
Human-made caves excavated to hide a secret society of wealthy pagans.
Aldeburgh, England
One of the best preserved Tudor public buildings in Britain was once used for witch trials.
Dunwich, England
Forlorn amidst a thicket mere feet from a cliff's edge stands a solitary headstone that appears completely out of place, a haunting symbol of a once-thriving town now lost to the relentless forces of nature.
Tattershall, England
The near loss of the stately fireplaces at this medieval castle spawned some of Britain's most crucial historic preservation laws.
Tattershall, England
An engraved stone in a village church claims to be the grave of a minuscule folk legend.
Baconsthorpe, England
A striking ruined manor house in Norfolk, known for its picturesque setting and fascinating history.
Burghead, Scotland
Even after the church tried to wipe the practice out, this pagan festival lives on each year in a small Scottish village.
London, England
Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.
London, England
This striking statue brings a scene from the African savannah into central London.
London, England
Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.
Lasithi, Greece
This abandoned Greek island was the last active leper colony in Europe.
Heraklion, Greece
A minotaur, a labyrinth, and a dubious restoration pull in visitors from around the world.
England
Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".
Ripon, England
One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.
Town End, England
A collection of early 19th century trams set in a reconstructed period village.
Tissington, England
The tradition of using flowers to decorate wells is once again thriving in England.
Ashbourne, England
These quintessentially English stepping stones were built for Victorian tourists.
Peldon, England
This ancient causeway can flood daily, leaving Mersea Island as a true island for hours at a time, and cutting its 7,000 residents off from the mainland.
Prague, Czechia
The slender brass strip in Prague's Old Town Square was used to tell time from 1652 to 1918.
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Prague, Czechia
The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.
Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
East Molesey, England
The world's largest grapevine has produced a delicious harvest at Hampton Court Palace for almost 250 years.