Cerne Abbas, England
The Cerne Abbas Giant
Giant naked man on a hillside.
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Cerne Abbas, England
Giant naked man on a hillside.
Stourton, England
Gothic tower mentioned in Thomas Hardy poem "The Channel Firing."
Buckfastleigh, England
This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.
Torcross, England
A disastrous D-Day rehearsal was relatively unknown until this sunken tank was discovered 40 years later.
Starcross, England
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, one of the great Victorian engineers, was the driving force behind the short-lived atmospheric railway.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
This massive monument has been telling the time for 150 years—at a slight angle.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.
Dublin, Ireland
The somber sculptures commemorating Irish Famine on the river Liffey in Dublin.
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.
Dublin, Ireland
This pub built its reputation pouring post-shift pints for employees of the cemetery with which it shares a wall.
Dublin, Ireland
This is the largest cemetery in Ireland and the first cemetery museum in the world.
Dublin, Ireland
One of Ireland's most infamous prisons for rebels including men, women and children.
Galway, Ireland
Despite the name, this 16th-century structure in Galway wasn't built by the Spanish.
Limerick, Ireland
A cynical face-off exposing the cost of war.
Corfu, Greece
The ghost town where the villagers refuse to leave.
Podgorica, Montenegro
This virtually windowless mass of smooth concrete is the only Catholic church in the city.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Carefully reconstructed after the Bosnian War, this 16th-century bridge stands as a symbol of the country's enduring multicultural heritage.
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bridge that died in war and was resurected.
Ston, Croatia
Longest fortress system anywhere in Europe.