Sainte-Mère-Église, France
La voie de la Liberté Markers
These unique markers designate the route American forces took during the Liberation of France.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Sainte-Mère-Église, France
These unique markers designate the route American forces took during the Liberation of France.
Sainte-Mère-Église, France
An effigy of a trapped paratrooper dangles from a Normandy church to commemorate one remarkable D-Day event.
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
The Lone Star plaque hangs in a bombed-out bunker in Normandy to honor a Texan colonel's heroic actions on D-Day.
Colleville-sur-Mer, France
A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.
Arromanches-les-Bains, France
Remains of the artificial harbours invented for the Allied invasion of Normandy can still be seen at sea.
Bayeux, France
This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
St Mawes, England
A 16th-century artillery fort built to protect England against European invasion.
Helston, England
Arthur, Merlin, and Guinevere are among the largest and oldest satellite dishes on the planet.
Busveal, England
The excellent acoustics of this natural amphitheater made it a popular preaching spot for the founder of the Methodist Church.
Redruth, England
A 14th century castle built on the seat of a mighty giant.
Capel Saint Andrew, England
The scene of the United Kingdom's most famous UFO incident, dubbed the "British Roswell."
Aldeburgh, England
This massive metal scallop is a tribute to an English composer who once walked across this beach.
Southwold, England
A chaotic collection of coin-operated slot machines designed to delight and disturb in equal measure.
Dunwich, England
Forlorn amidst a thicket mere feet from a cliff's edge stands a solitary headstone that appears completely out of place, a haunting symbol of a once-thriving town now lost to the relentless forces of nature.
Norwich, England
This medieval castle is filled with an eccentric collection that ranges from ancient Egyptian artifacts to taxidermy to a mummified hand that was cut off during a duel.
King's Lynn, England
The wreckage of an old coastal trading vessel is only visible at low tide.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
London, England
The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.
London, England
According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.
Killin, Scotland
Cascading waterfalls mark the gateway to the ancient burial place of Clan Macnab.
Perth, Scotland
Several bricks indicate the various flood levels this crossing has survived over the centuries.