Pompeii, Italy
Plaster Citizens of Pompeii
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
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Pompeii, Italy
The last moments of the ill-fated Pompeiians, frozen forever in plaster.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Bath, England
Created by one of England's most prolific labyrinth designers, inspired by Bath city history.
Bath, England
This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.
Bath, England
The accidental discovery of this gilt bronze head led archaeologists to find the Roman Baths in the city of Bath
Pompeii, Italy
Ancient snack bar of the Roman Empire re-opened.
Pompeii, Italy
This amazingly well-preserved villa just outside Pompeii boasts rare examples of ancient Roman paintings.
Torre Annunziata, Italy
Buried next to Pompeii, this lesser-known Roman villa was the opulent vacation home of Emperor Nero's wife.
Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Naples, Italy
The once forbidden "secret cabinet" of erotic art from excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Venice, Italy
This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.
Venice, Italy
This Venice bookstore has resigned itself to constant flooding by keeping its books in bathtubs and boats.
Venice, Italy
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
Faro, Portugal
The extravagance of Portugal’s "Pink Palace" resulted in a noble title being awarded to its owner.
Mont Saint-Michel, France
This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.
Bayeux, France
This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.
Sainte-Mère-Église, France
An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.
Seascale, England
The highest peak in all of England is plagued by dangerously fickle climate shifts.
Oxford, England
Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.
Avebury, England
The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.
Warminster, England
The longest hedge maze in the world.
Cerne Abbas, England
Giant naked man on a hillside.
Somerset, England
This astronomical clock is the second oldest in England.