Wilkieston, Scotland
Jupiter Artland
Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.
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Wilkieston, Scotland
Large-scale contemporary artworks tower over fields and lurk in forests around a Jacobean manor house.
Roslin, Scotland
A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.
Paris, France
The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.
London, England
A quartet of tiled art pieces adorn the floors of this prestigious art museum.
London, England
A haunting painting meant to capture the calamity of World War I.
London, England
This haunting sculpture was created as a statement on the mechanized warfare of the First World War.
London, England
Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.
London, England
The world's longest continuously running show has played at this small West End theater since 1974.
London, England
This inn of the court provides a fascinating window into London’s legal and architectural history.
London, England
An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.
London, England
The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.
London, England
The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.
London, England
The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.
Bruges, Belgium
This gruesome biblical parade celebrates the one day a year that a bit of Jesus' blood turns to liquid.
Ramsgate, England
Ramsgate’s Royal Harbour has the unique status of being the only Royal Harbour in the United Kingdom.
Canterbury, England
Inspired by Thomas Stothard's painting of the "Journey to Canterbury," albeit with Canterbury natives.
London, England
The world's largest collection of ship figureheads includes figures from legends and history alike, from Sir Lancelot to Abraham Lincoln.
London, England
At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.
Geneva, Switzerland
The world's largest second-hand graces a clock surrounded by constantly changing flower beds.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.
Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
England
Once thought to be the mysterious work of a witchy prophetess, a well with unusual properties turns objects into "stone".
Hereford, England
The largest known medieval map of the world.