Beck Isle, England
Beck Isle Museum
A small, but fascinating, museum recording rural and small town life with an emphasis on the North York Moors area
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Beck Isle, England
A small, but fascinating, museum recording rural and small town life with an emphasis on the North York Moors area
Bishop Auckland, England
An art gallery dedicated to art works by coal miners which depict work in the mines and life in the former British mining communities.
Pickering, England
Claimed to be the steepest asphalt covered motor road in England and possibly the steepest in Great Britain leads to a historical landscape at the summit.
South Shields, England
Eat fish and chips in a striking Neoclassical building that once hid a public lavatory.
Ibiza, Spain
Inside a former smuggler's cave, an artificial waterfall and light show.
Teruel, Spain
This grandiose staircase was part of the revival of a medieval Spanish architectural style combining Christian and Islamic influences.
Zaragoza, Spain
Europe's largest river aquarium features freshwater species from around the world.
Matlock, England
The largest former spa hotel in Matlock allows the public to get a glimpse of its opulent past.
Port de Sóller, Spain
Heritage tramway linking a Mallorcan town to its port.
Villaspesa, Spain
The geomorphology of the Turia Valley could easily be mistaken for Utah or Arizona.
Aigües, Spain
Once a spa resort, then a tuberculosis sanatorium, and now a crumbling ruin.
Ranville, France
Two versions of Pegasus Bridge remind us of the opening shots of D-day.
Zaragoza, Spain
The engineer of the Imperial Canal of Aragon installed this fountain to show skeptics he had achieved his aim.
Randazzo, Italy
Once the entry route for Aragonese nobility into the square which hosted the parliament of the time.
Busot, Spain
A private collector gathered these sound machines and musical instruments across five continents.
South Shields, England
This former dry dock is now the home of a sculpture instalation depicting a fleet of tiny stainless steel sailing ships
Brussels, Belgium
From motorcycles to firetrucks and sports cars to horse-drawn carriages, this Belgian collection goes beyond rare cars.
Peterlee, England
A memorial this now closed coal mine which once was the centre of life in the village which carried its name.
Byker, England
This tunnel was an amazing feat of engineering and an economic success but the coal mine which it served closed after only 18 years of the tunnel's use.
South Shields, England
Said to be the best reconstruction of Roman remains in Britain
Ravenna, Italy
These structures hanging over the water's surface are traditional fishing machines.
Zaragoza, Spain
This much reformed Modernist building will be of interest to fans of contemporary architecture too.
Zaragoza, Spain
One of several memorials to the dead of Spain's foreign legion on the Spanish mainland.
Zaragoza, Spain
The load bearing parts of this historic 18th century canal aqueduct has largely been hidden from view by 20th century road construction.