Loughborough, England
'The Sockman'
This bare, bronze lad in a lone sock sits in the middle of Loughborough’s town center.
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Loughborough, England
This bare, bronze lad in a lone sock sits in the middle of Loughborough’s town center.
Matlock Bath, England
A seaside town with no sea in sight.
Matlock Bath, England
This historic textile mill has been repurposed as a shopping outlet, which houses a textile museum that celebrates its industrial past.
Cromford, England
The world's first successful water-powered cotton mill paved the way for the factories of the British Industrial Revolution.
Gotham, England
The storied English village that pretended to be insane inspired NYC's nickname and the fictional namesake in the DC Comics universe.
Ilkeston, England
How did a literal hole in a wall become one of the top-rated tourist attractions in this English town?
Ilkeston, England
A wooden statue commemorates a local celebrity who became a national sensation for his height.
Newtown Linford, England
The alleged birthplace of Lady Jane Grey, who was executed at age 16 for claiming the throne of England.
Leicester, England
A replica of the famed statue far from home.
Northamptonshire, England
The first place where the scientific innovation known as radar was first demonstrated in Britain.
Northampton, England
The museum houses one of the world's largest shoe collections, boasting over 12,000 pairs.
Hardingstone, England
In the 1930s, a mysterious murder shook this Northamptonshire village–the identity of the victim remains a mystery to this day.
Naseby, England
A monument at the site of a decisive battle in the First English Civil War.
Brixworth, England
This church is considered the largest and most complete Saxon church in England.
Büsingen am Hochrhein, Germany
A remarkable two-country morph, this town is part of Germany legally but is by all other measures Swiss.
Cambridge, England
An unusual artwork dedicated to a unique man that entertained people visiting Cambridge while raising money for charity.
Kigali, Rwanda
This center in the Rwandan capital supports women’s livelihoods while educating visitors about traditional cooking, craft making, and more.
Cambridge, England
The graveyard with the highest IQ in Britain.
Victoria Falls, Zambia
The world's highest and most dangerous infinity pool lies at the precipice of Victoria Falls.
Fez, Morocco
The designated Jewish quarter in Fez dates back to the 15th century.
Rwanda
This breathtaking island on Rwanda’s Lake Kivu is a haven for thousands of fruit bats.
Soufriere, Saint Lucia
The larger of two volcanic peaks rising out of the crystalline waters of the Caribbean.
Hanoi, Vietnam
Monument to a brutal, ineffectual US bombing campaign and a sobering reminder of the human cost of the Vietnam War.
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.