Paberžės seniūnija, Lithuania
Centre of Europe
A small monument in Lithuania marks the geographic center of Europe—or at least one of the claimants.
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Paberžės seniūnija, Lithuania
A small monument in Lithuania marks the geographic center of Europe—or at least one of the claimants.
Vilnius, Lithuania
A wide array of locomotives call this outdoor museum home.
Tring, England
Each spring this woodland floor is carpeted with purplish flowers as far as the eye can see.
Aldbury, England
You can climb to the top of the column built to honor the "father of British inland navigation."
Aldbury, England
A relic of medieval punishment marks the center of this quintessential English village.
Essex, England
The history of this famed tree ranges from an 18th-century highway robber, to the Scout Association.
London, England
Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.
Cologne, Germany
The body of at least one victim of a construction accident was left behind in the collapsed pylon, buried under tons of concrete.
Dusseldorf, Germany
This futuristic German television spire is actually the world's largest digital clock.
Cologne, Germany
The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.
Cologne, Germany
The bones of the Biblical Magi traveled to Constantinople and Milan before landing in their current home inside an elaborate golden reliquary in the Cologne Cathedral.
Cologne, Germany
Thousands of tourists and residents in Cologne affix "love padlocks" on the Hohenzollernbrücke Bridge to symbolize their affections.
Wisbech, England
Peek inside restored planes at this off-the-beaten-path collection of aviation archaeology.
Swaffham, England
Climb to the top of this windmill for a scenic panorama and up-close look at wind energy production.
Lynford, England
A strange and ancient landscape hides the dark, cavernous remains of a 5,000-year-old flint mine.
Thetford, England
A mysterious crater-like pond has a spooky tendency to empty and fill with complete disregard to rainfall patterns.
Bury Saint Edmunds, England
Long before wi-fi, this public seat provided the wonder of being online while outdoors.
Chislehurst, England
Shakespeare, David Bowie, Dr. Who, the Saxons, Druids and Romans are all claimed to have all made their mark on these massive man made tunnels.
Georgia
This architecturally eclectic fortress witnessed centuries of bloody turmoil, including the massacre of its ruling clan.
Cliffsend, England
This longship was a gift to commemorate the 1500th anniversary of the Anglo-Saxons arrival in England.
Georgia
Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.
London, England
This hand-painted advertisement is a literal sign of encouragement, however unintentional.
London, England
With a history stretching back to the 16th century, this pub has a few stories to tell.
London, England
The location Geoffrey Chaucer and tale-telling pilgrims set off for Canterbury in April 1386.