Cardiff, Wales
Animal Wall at Cardiff Castle
Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.
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Cardiff, Wales
Recently restored menagerie of Victorian-era beasts.
Cardiff, Wales
The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
Penzance, England
A open air theatre built on a cliff by an eccentric British woman.
Newquay, England
Sometimes an island, sometimes a rocky outcropping connected to the world by a tiny suspension bridge.
Birmingham, England
Since 2022 the giant mechanical bull sculpture, which became the icon of the Commonwealth Games, is the sculpture that people think about when one mentions the Birmingham Bull but this one is the original.
Birmingham, England
A gigantic mechanical bull rages over unsuspecting passengers at Birmingham’s central station.
Birmingham, England
This fantastic building now hosts an iconic sculpture named for Black Sabbath front man, Ozzy Osborne.
Birmingham, England
The largest public library in the United Kingdom was designed to reflect the industrial and artistic history of the city where it stands.
Birmingham, England
A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.
York, England
This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.
Prague, Czechia
The history of occult science is turned into a creepshow at this lurid Prague tourist attraction.
Prague, Czechia
The hidden lair of an alchemist rediscovered in a 2002 flood.
Prague, Czechia
A bus with a butt and biceps to put Olympic athletes to shame.
Prague, Czechia
A steampunk-styled three-floor factory churning out art, activism, and electronic beats.
Nottingham, England
The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.
York, England
Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.
York, England
The final resting place of England's most notorious bandit.
York, England
This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.
York, England
A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.
Austin, Texas
This unique structure in suburban Austin is made up entirely of other people's castaways, and constantly changing.
Austin, Texas
One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.
Austin, Texas
Home to an endangered salamander, a full moon celebration, and a large spring-fed outdoor swimming pool.
Southport, England
The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.