Places Added by Alan Newman

Explore the history of mining in this museum, or in a real mine from the 1920s.

The oldest working camera obscura in the world sits on the top floor of an old windmill tower.

This statue in Civitavecchia recreates a famous photograph from the end of World War II in massive scale.

This century-old, single-screen cinema still puts a 1937 Compton organ to good use.

A working-class suburb has become an open-air art museum dedicated to a local poet and hero of the Spanish Civil War.

Despite the name, this 16th-century structure in Galway wasn't built by the Spanish.

The first British Commonwealth war cemetery established after the landings at Anzio in WW2.

The remains of the palace where both Nero and Caligula were born

A tribute to Charles M. Schulz, who created the iconic cartoon that features Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and more.

When the military fort was destroyed by an earthquake the site was turned into a magnificent war memorial

Construction of this bridge was once described as an "act of violence" against a neighboring country.

The oldest subscription library in Britain was started by lead miners in southwest Scotland.

Thought to be the oldest Norman crypt in the world.

The second largest palm grove in Europe was planted during Moorish times and has been largely unchanged since then.

This former burial ground, built atop discarded ballast from cargo ships, is now a public park.

This sculpture made up of 22 bulbous bronze figures reminds locals of massive Weeble Woobles.

This Scottish tollhouse was a destination for clandestine marriages in the 18th and 19th centuries.

A pile of earth left over from a water supply project was converted into an anti-aircraft installation during World War II.

Legend says that Wade the Giant scooped up a handful of earth to throw at his wife, leaving behind this round valley.

This former private hunting lodge is now the highest residential hotel in Scotland

This triangular castle was besieged at least four times and shows many of the scars of defeat

A major Buddhist temple, monastery and study centre in southern Scotland

This tiny cottage was the birthplace of the father of the US Navy

Mathewsons Auctions is the location for the popular British TV reality show, Bangers and Cash