Barcelona, Spain
El Caganer
A fantastic Christmas tradition where defecation meets the manger.
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Barcelona, Spain
A fantastic Christmas tradition where defecation meets the manger.
Barcelona, Spain
An open-air "garden" of mural art that changes weekly.
Oviedo, Spain
A street where pouring cider is an art form.
Oviedo, Spain
Two large posteriors in one giant statue.
Oviedo, Spain
The surviving remnants of a destroyed medieval church now stand in a public park.
Oviedo, Spain
A statue honoring the tragic heroine of a Spanish literary masterpiece.
Avilés, Spain
The young girl gained fame for her atypical size and was regarded as a curiosity by the Spanish aristocracy.
England
The timber roof beams in England's smallest active parish church are rumoured to have come from Viking longships.
Tintagel, England
Before construction of the famous Tintagel Castle, this site in Cornwall was likely a prosperous Dark Age trading port.
Llanberis, Wales
What was once the world's second largest slate quarry is now a surreal post-industrial landscape
Bangor, Wales
A slice through the original, iconic, rail bridge across the Menai Straights.
Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
Gustave Eiffel's masterpiece until the Eiffel Tower was built.
Llanrhystud, Wales
This mural honoring a drowned village has become a symbol of Welsh pride and patriotism.
Saint Davids, Wales
The remains of a small medieval chapel mark the legendary birthplace of the patron saint of Wales.
Liverpool, England
This abandoned lock-up was saved because of its connection to a local football team.
Liverpool, England
This abandoned concrete building was once hailed as an innovative architectural marvel, originally built to store sugar.
Cardiff, Wales
This Cardiff Bay landmark traces its history back to when Norwegian ships transported coal from Wales.
England
A ruined farmhouse that inspired an (inaccurate) illustration for Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel “Wuthering Heights.”
Caylloma, Peru
A lookout spot for the Andean condor, at the edges of one of the deepest canyons in the world.
London, England
The ground on which Shakespeare’s initial playhouse once stood.
Rydal, England
Thought to be Britain’s earliest purpose-built viewing station, this small hut frames a magical waterfall.
Berlin, Germany
Check the time in 145 countries at once with this East German relic.
Budapest, Hungary
A controversial “crumpet”-shaped museum tries its best to blend in with surrounding parkland.
Edinburgh, Scotland
An underground venue, buried for 200 years, now open as a unique whisky tasting venue.