A World War II-era sign in Valletta is a reminder of when Malta was besieged so severely that food needed to be rationed.

Where the people of Gozo have been doing laundry for more than six centuries.

This statue of one of the engineers who created the London Underground hides a ventilation shaft for the tube lines that run under the street.

The first regular high-definition TV transmissions were made from this seemingly out-of-place mast located on one corner of a Victorian-era entertainment venue.

These purpose-built WWII air raid shelters, which run half a kilometer under the town of Mellieħa, are among the longest in Malta.

For over two centuries, this palace served as a residence for the Holy Roman Inquisition's leaders, a courthouse, and a prison.

The world’s oldest boat lift is also known in the United Kingdom as the "Cathedral of the Canals" and one of the "Seven Wonders of the Waterways."

This abandoned building, which is the second-largest structure on the Maltese island of Comino, has a complicated past.

One Maltese man’s hobby became an extensive collection of restored automobiles, motoring paraphernalia, and antiques.

People have been making salt here using traditional methods for centuries.

It may be a historic 17th-century coaching inn, but the George Inn still functions like a modern pub.

The bones of prehistoric animals and early signs of human habitation have been found inside Malta's "cave of darkness."

A small cave network was discovered under a home in Xagħra, in 1924 when the owner was digging a well.

In 1888, a resident of Xagħra, Malta, discovered a small underground chamber filled with stalactites and stalagmites when digging a well.

One of Malta’s most popular beaches features a seemingly out-of-place statue of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus.

This centuries-old mansion was the home of the noted 19th-century diarist Anne Lister (aka “Gentleman Jack”).

Despite the name, these small saltwater swimming pools have nothing to do with the Romans.

This 19th-century aqueduct provides insights into how water was supplied to Victoria on the island of Gozo before modern plumbing.

A sculpture of a partly-buried Roman helmet commemorates a North Wales town’s connection with its Roman past.

The design of this seemingly translucent two-story tower in northwest Cambridge was inspired by an optical illusion.

A small statue shaped like the grill of a Rolls-Royce marks the suburban location where the company’s first automobiles were manufactured.

Cambridge’s century-old outdoor swimming pool is tied for being the longest pool in the United Kingdom, but it is also unusually narrow.

The design of this modernist church was revolutionary when it was constructed in 1942.

One of Manchester’s museums has gathered and preserved British political paraphernalia covering over 200 years.