Coreglia Antelminelli, Italy
La Rocca
An 11th-century mountaintop fortress that played a crucial role in Italy's papal wars is now a vacation rental.
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Coreglia Antelminelli, Italy
An 11th-century mountaintop fortress that played a crucial role in Italy's papal wars is now a vacation rental.
Bristol, England
The unusual clock on this 18th-century market building has an extra minute hand for "Bristol time."
Coreglia Antelminelli, Italy
This impressive memorial commemorates the contributions made by Italy's specialist mountain troops.
Meriden, England
The obelisk honors the cyclist troops who were killed during World War I.
Rotherham, England
This small crenelated building was built by a British aristocrat who supported the American Revolution and may have named it in memory of a pivotal battle.
Whitby, England
The remains of the concrete ship can be seen during low tide.
Burry Port, Wales
Kilgetty, Wales
Go back 50 years with a turn on one of the park's carefully restored vintage fairground rides.
Pendine, Wales
Several land speed world records were shattered at this Welsh beach.
Blackpool, England
One of the oldest amusement rides in existence was a huge disappointment to its creator.
Staffordshire, England
Parts of this former military training ground may have inspired parts of J.R.R. Tolkien's famous fantasy series.
Wells-next-the-Sea, England
A 15th-century house single-handedly disassembled then reassembled bit by bit 100 miles away.
Brighton, England
The remnants of a strange stilted building on rails can still be seen at low tide.
Tissington, England
The tradition of using flowers to decorate wells is once again thriving in England.
Dronfield, England
Officially recognised as the worlds oldest soccer club.
Pembroke, Wales
A spiral staircase connects the limestone cave with Pembroke Castle, birthplace of King Henry VII.
Belper, England
This industrial gem was one of the earliest examples of a metal-framed building.
Nottingham, England
This Elizabethan House, which is now a natural history museum, played the role of Wayne Manor in a famous movie and played a really important role in WW2 as the base for the US 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment.
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.
Haxey, England
One of England's oldest ongoing games is basically a town-wide scrummage that aims to push a leather tube into a local pub.
Pisa, Italy
The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.
Coventry, England
All that remains of the only English cathedral destroyed in the Protestant Reformation.
Chesterfield, England
This chimney is the oldest free standing industrial chimney in Britain.
Torcross, England
A disastrous D-Day rehearsal was relatively unknown until this sunken tank was discovered 40 years later.