Castle Goring
A Grade I listed country house northwest of Worthing, Castle Goring embodies 1790s architecture and the Shelley family’s literary legacy.
Castle of Mey
A fortress on Scotland’s far north coast in Caithness, roughly 6 miles west of John o’ Groats, with views northward to Orkney.
Brizlee Tower
An 18th-century folly built for the Duke of Northumberland, Brizlee Tower crowns a hilltop in Hulne Park with commanding views across North Northumberland and the Scottish Borders.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near Bandar Seri Begawan: Gunung Mulu and Kinabalu National Parks
Brunei has no UNESCO sites. Nearest: Gunung Mulu NP in Sarawak (~150 km east, 2000) with world’s largest cave chamber. Brunei’s Kampong Ayer water village (13,000 residents on stilts) is an outstanding heritage site.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near Naypyidaw: the Bagan Archaeological Zone and the Pyu Ancient Cities
Myanmar has 2 UNESCO sites near Naypyidaw: Bagan (2019, 2,000+ Buddhist temples, 250 km NW) and Pyu Ancient Cities (2014, 165 km NW). Bagan is the largest concentration of Buddhist monuments in the world.
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near Pyongyang: the Complex of Koguryo Tombs and Kaesong Historic Monuments
North Korea has 2 UNESCO sites near Pyongyang: Complex of Koguryo Tombs (2004, decorated 4th-7th century royal tombs) and Historic Monuments of Kaesong (2013, Goryeo Kingdom capital, 170 km south).
UNESCO World Heritage Sites Near St. John’s: Brimstone Hill, Historic Bridgetown and Antigua’s Heritage
Antigua has no UNESCO sites. Nelson’s Dockyard at English Harbour (20 km south of St John’s) is the only continuously operating Georgian naval dockyard in the world — on the UNESCO Tentative List.
Passo del Giogo
The memorial to the 85th Infantry Division and 338th Infantry Regiment at Passo del Giogo. Photo: LigaDue, Wikimedia Commons, CC
Scapa Flow, the Churchill Barriers and the Italian Chapel
The interior of the Italian Chapel, built by prisoners of war from two Nissen huts. Photo: nick macneill, Wikimedia Commons,
The Churchill War Rooms
The entrance to the Cabinet War Rooms, Whitehall. Photo: Jdhowens90, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Whitehall, London · Operational 27