Filey, England
'A High Tide In Short Wellies'
A 12-foot-tall metal fisherman looks out over the promenade.
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Filey, England
A 12-foot-tall metal fisherman looks out over the promenade.
Scarborough, England
Believed to be the longest railway bench in the world.
Scarborough, England
80 years of the Battle of Peasholm on a small English lake.
Scarborough, England
The sole surviving medieval street cross in Scarborough.
Ravenscar, England
At the height of alum production at this factory, human urine was a valued commodity.
Robin Hood's Bay, England
This plaque commemorates an amazing 19th-century sea rescue.
Robin Hood's Bay, England
This coin collecting cod is over 130 years old, and the United Kingdom's smallest listed structure.
Whitby, England
The much-beloved mascot of a local museum.
Whitby, England
The curious and tiny collection contains some very odd objects.
Whitby, England
The recreated ruins of a house designed to memorialize a World War I shelling on the town.
Whitby, England
These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.
Whitby, England
These carved, weathered stones once gave mail carriers and pub goers a leg up.
Whitby, England
A monument to the real explorer and bear who inspired characters in Philip Pullman's 'His Dark Materials.'
Whitby, England
These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.
Whitby, England
This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.
Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Whitby, England
The remains of the concrete ship can be seen during low tide.
Gibraltar
Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.
Olvera, Spain
Moorish signal station on a stratgic rocky outcrop.
Setenil de las Bodegas, Spain
A Spanish town built into the cliffs.
Ronda, Spain
One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.
Ronda, Spain
Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.
Huelva, Spain
This amended headstone marks the grave of a participant in one of the most successful military deceptions of all time.
Grazalema, Spain
A reservation-only highland forest reserve of endangered Pinsapar firs stands above a village in AndalucĂa.