San Luis Obispo, California
Madonna Inn
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
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San Luis Obispo, California
A hotel and restaurant serving as the mecca of kitsch.
Bletchley, England
Museum celebrating the history of computers, especially their role in codebreaking.
Gateshead, England
Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.
Barnard Castle, England
A perfectly running 230-year-old silver automaton and music box.
Milton Keynes, England
Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.
Stenness, Scotland
The discovery of this Neolithic settlement, which contained a Stone Age "cathedral," threw archaeologists for a loop.
Winchester, England
This silent sentry in the crypt below a large Gothic cathedral is often knee-deep in water.
Southend-on-Sea, England
A perilous medieval road leading right into the sea.
London, England
Art Deco and “Wrenaissance” mash-up, this recently restored royal residence has been home to kings and comes with secret monkey passages included.
Keswick, England
Stonehenge has nothing on Castlerigg’s views.
London, England
Historic cuisine meets fine dining in a hotel-restaurant overlooking Hyde Park.
Falkirk, Scotland
Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.
Isle of Iona, Scotland
A small island abbey is the final resting place of many medieval Scottish monarchs, including the real Macbeth.
London, England
This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.
London, England
This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.
Orkney, Scotland
The true age of this ancient stone circle is unknown, but its stunning vista isn't in question.
London, England
English antique dealers with a taste for the unusual.
London, England
This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.
London, England
A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.
London, England
A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.
London, England
Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.
Paris, France
The remains of the medieval wall that once surrounded Paris with ties to the construction of the Louvre.
Paris, France
Grab a life-changing ham sandwich at this former horse butchershop.