London, England
Guildhall's Underground Roman Amphitheater
A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.
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London, England
A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.
London, England
This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.
Tilbury, England
This star-shaped artillery fort protected the mouth of the Thames from the 16th century to the Second World War.
Gravesend, England
The last resting place of the famous Native American princess is marked by a haunting monument.
Southend-on-Sea, England
A perilous medieval road leading right into the sea.
Southend-on-Sea, England
This charming, narrow-gauge railway in the Thames Estuary is sometimes referred to as the "Train to Nowhere."
Portland, England
This former quarry is now a vibrant labyrinth of magical in situ sculptures.
Wareham, England
In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.
Swanage, England
65 million-year-old chalk outcroppings mark the end of the Jurassic Coast.
West Sussex, England
This multicolored meandering masterpiece is Britain's longest bench.
Shoreham-by-Sea, England
A motley, fantastical agglomeration of unlikely houseboats along the Shoreham-by-Sea riverbank.
East Sussex, England
These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.
East Sussex, England
England's most notorious suicide spot.
Margate, England
Grotto replete with mystical designs laid out in glued shell mosaics.
Medway, England
This abandoned gun tower was built to defend the River Thames from a French naval attack.
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Rotterdammers' dirty minds gave this Santa a dirty nickname and cursed it to a life of wandering.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.
Stockholm, Sweden
Several cannonballs of mysterious origins decorate two buildings in Stortoget's main square.
San Lawrenz, Malta
The fishing boats that moor in this small lagoon enter and leave through a tunnel to the sea.
San Lawrenz, Malta
Two geological phenomena in one precarious locale: a towering stone window, and a deep blue void.
Mellieħa, Malta
An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.
Milan, Italy
Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.
Milan, Italy
Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.