Places Added by Alan Newman

This early version of the guillotine was used to execute the man responsible for its construction.

Built in the 1300s, this magnificent building that hosted England's kings and queens transports you to the Middle Ages.

Its impressive still-working beam engine is a thing of beauty for engineering history fans.

Originally planted by the ancient Carthaginians, this sprawling palm grove is one of the largest in the world.

A statue of a boy looks up at where the famous rival to the Leaning Tower of Pisa once stood.

The whimsical steel spider lurking in the shadows of this suspension bridge shows that engineers can have a sense of humor.

A dictator's failed public works project has been reborn as two linked trails through spectacular scenery.

Antique cinematography artifacts fill this museum dedicated to the inventors of the moving picture.

Though much of the castle was robbed of its stones, the underlying earthworks are among the best-preserved in England.

A stretch of land where the sour-sweet vegetable is cloaked in darkness and grows so fast you can hear it crack, squeak, and pop.

Lyon's miniature version of the Eiffel Tower was built as a statement in support of French secularism.

This Georgian architectural masterpiece is the only cloth hall left in Britain.

Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.

This tallest folly in the world began its life as an elaborate factory chimney.

The water here is so clear you can see the mysteriously sunken ship from the surface.

Constructed from recycled wrought iron railroad tracks, it's been described as the most beautiful seaside pier in England.

This remarkably intact, 260-year-old cargo ship is only visible at the lowest of spring tides.

This two-towered gateway is all that remains of the unluckiest pier in the world.

A copy of the brutal decapitation device that predated the French Guillotine by about 200 years.

An enormous steel waterfall is a nod to the substance that shaped Britain's Steel City.

The only medieval bridge in Britain with its defensive tower still in tact.

This museum is claimed to be the largest museum in the world dedicated to the emergency services

The bombed out remains of the old church were kept intact next to the new one, as a reminder of the futility of war.

One of these two land speed record-breaking vehicles went so fast it shattered the sound barrier.