A challenge of a duel
Just past the border of Washington DC is a place where men used to go to settle their disputes. Two guns, one survivor. That was politics at its simplest.
history
The National Museum of Health and Medicine
This museum might have a boring name but it hides one of the most fascinating relics of US history. And hardly anybody knows it’s here!
Withstanding an earthquake
The city and UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ferrara in Italy is pretty tough. You won’t believe what it’s survived over the centuries!
Mosaic man
The Italian city of Ravenna is famous for its mosaics but one young artist is taking the ancient artform and giving it a modern touch!
The world’s oldest sovereign state
It’s the oldest sovereign state in the world and also one of the smallest. So what is San Marino like to visit as a tourist and what is there to do?
The towers of San Gimignano
San Gimignano is a city of towers. Fourteen in total these days (although at one point there were as many as 72!).