Kerry, Ireland
Gallarus Oratory
This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.
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Kerry, Ireland
This single room has survived the centuries with almost no deterioration.
Kerry, Ireland
A proud bronze billy stands as an eternal symbol of Ireland's oldest festival, where a goat is made king.
Lewes, England
A stone plaque and a winking pub name are all that remain to remember the victims of deadly 1836 avalanche.
Vilnius, Lithuania
While this monument tile is shrouded in mystery it also marks the end of the longest ever human chain.
Vilnius, Lithuania
This micro-nation may be some sort of prank, but its constitution sure seems official.
Broadway, England
A petite castle folly in the English countryside.
Great Missenden, England
This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).
Ironbridge, England
This bridge is the first to be made entirely from iron, but designed like it was still made of wood.
Ongar, England
This historic franken-chapel is the oldest wooden church in the world, at least part of it.
Kelvedon Hatch, England
The biggest and deepest Cold War bunker open to the public can be found in southeast England.
Hove, England
This craggy boulder is fabled to be either a druidic relic or Satan's stumbling block.
Baltasound, Scotland
This Shetland Islands bus shelter may be small, but it squeezes in a couch, a desk, some art, and even an old telly.
Lerwick, Scotland
During this Shetland Islands celebration, hundreds of torch-carrying "guizers" lead a procession to burn a viking longboat.
Bath, England
Created by one of England's most prolific labyrinth designers, inspired by Bath city history.
Bath, England
Eighteenth-century home, where Herschel discovered the planet Uranus.
Budapest, Hungary
Once the home of a hermetic monk, this cave now houses a small church.
Budapest, Hungary
This Budapest bar allows drinkers to leave their mark on the walls, floor, and even ceiling.
Budapest, Hungary
Museum dedicated to the terror regimes of Hungary.
Budapest, Hungary
A museum dedicated to a secret military hospital hidden beneath a castle in Budapest.
Budapest, Hungary
Sitting beneath an unremarkable residential building is a museum devoted to classic Pinball.
Budapest, Hungary
Uh, pardon me, ma'am, but I couldn't help noticing that there's a Columbo statue in the middle of Budapest.
Budapest, Hungary
Electrical curiosity museum housed in an old transformer station.
Budapest, Hungary
A 19th-century artistocrat's mansion, turned into a library, hidden in a modern library.
Brighton, England
One fisherman has used his love of pebbles and shore to create a crazy garden of rocky art.