Lyme Regis, England
Lyme Regis Museum
A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.
1870
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
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Oxford, England
The Eagle and Child
J.R.R Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and other "Inklings" met at the Oxford pub to discuss the now legendary fantasy stories they were writing.
London, England
The Churchill War Rooms
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
Amesbury, England
Stonehenge
Famously misunderstood wonder of the ancient world
London, England
221b Baker Street
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
Hawarden, Wales
Gladstone's Library
At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.
Caernarfon, Wales
Snowdon
The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.
Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales
Llechwedd Caverns Trampoline Park
A subterranean playground in an abandoned slate mine.
Cardiff, Wales
Roman Walls of Cardiff Castle
The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.
Cardiff, Wales
The Arab Room at Cardiff Castle
A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.
Cardiff, Wales
Animal Wall at Cardiff Castle
Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.
Meriden, Connecticut
Castle Craig
A lone tower rises above the cliffs in a city park, offering fantastic views of the Connecticut landscape.
Hartford, Connecticut
Site of the First Public Pay Phone
An easy-to-miss plaque marks the building that first held this 19th-century telephone innovation.
Windham, Connecticut
Thread City Crossing Bridge
Public outcry led to this bridge's unique character which celebrates a giant frog battle and also sewing.
New Hartford, Connecticut
Satan's Kingdom State Recreation Area
Who knew the Devil's domain was a hot spot for tubing?
New Canaan, Connecticut
Glass House
Home of Philip Johnson, one of the 20th century's most influential architects.
East Lyme, Connecticut
Book Barn
With some 500,000 books across five buildings, this bookstore is a reader's paradise.
Venice, Italy
Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs
This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.
Berlin, Germany
Vestiges of the Berlin Wall
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
Berlin, Germany
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Berlin, Germany
Stasi Museum
A museum dedicated to the history of a terrifying secret police is now held in their former headquarters.
Venice, Italy
St. Mark's Lost Third Column
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
Venice, Italy
St. Mark's Clock Tower (Torre dell'Orologio)
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Milan, Italy
L.O.V.E.
This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.
