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Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery

New York, New York

Grand Central Terminal Whispering Gallery

Whisper secrets in a busy station only to be heard on the other side of this acoustic arch.

Looking across the Hudson River towards New Jersey, at night

New York, New York

The High Line

Elevated freight railway turned wildly successful urban park.

Cross section of dog skull

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Museum Vrolik

A curious collection dedicated to human and animal anatomy and pathology.

Soldiers marching through the Menin Gate (before the modern structure) at the start of WWI

Ypres, Belgium

Menin Gate Memorial

A moving memorial to the fallen and missing from WWI trenches.

The museum exterior.

Ypres, Belgium

In Flanders Fields Museum

This memorial museum chronicles the apocalyptic destruction of the First World War.

Gravensteen

Ghent, Belgium

Gravensteen

This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.

Mont Saint-Michel

Mont Saint-Michel, France

Mont Saint-Michel

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

Palais de l’Île

Annecy, France

Palais de l’Île

A fortified palace in the shape of a ship on the Thiou river.

early morning on the Argentière Glacier

Chamonix, France

Argentière Glacier

Trek up this glacier before it disappears.

Grotte de Glace

Chamonix, France

Grotte de Glace

Every year, a sparkling cave is sculpted in the icy heart of a glacier.

A close look at hanging suspension structure.

Chamonix, France

Vallée Blanche Aerial Tramway Support

Unable to build support structures on glaciers, the engineers for this tramway were forced to design a unique system.

Entrance

Larmor-Baden, France

Cairn de Gavrinis

One of the great treasures of Neolithic art lies within this carefully constructed pile of rocks.

Broken Menhir of Er Grah

Locmariaquer, France

Broken Menhir of Er Grah

The largest stone moved during the Stone Age once stood proudly in France.

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Carnac, France

Carnac Stones

Hundreds of prehistoric stones, arranged in perfect lines in a French field.

Street art by KIWIE on the Duke of Lancaster
Permanently Closed

Holywell, Wales

Duke of Lancaster

Abandoned ship reimagined as a street art canvas.

Denbigh Insane Asylum
Permanently Closed

Denbigh, Wales

Denbigh Insane Asylum

The decaying ruins of Wales' first asylum for the mentally ill.

Clayton's Tower.

Bollington, England

Clayton’s Tower

Once thought to be a decorated air shaft, it might just be a castle-shaped folly.

The Lytham St. Annes Spitfire.

Lytham, England

Lytham St Annes Spitfire Memorial

During World War II, locals rallied together to buy this plane to support the war effort.

Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings.

Shrewsbury, England

Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings

One of the techniques used to construct this 1797 mill was later incorporated into modern skyscrapers.

Red Rum Mural

Southport, England

Red Rum Mural

A striking piece of street art in Southport depicting a much-loved racehorse.

Roodee Cross

Chester, England

Roodee Cross

A medieval emblem located in the middle of a racetrack.

Southwold Sailors’ Reading Room

Southwold, England

Southwold Sailors’ Reading Room

A historic seafront building established as a refuge for sailors to promote moral living and literacy.

Charles Darwin Statue

Shrewsbury, England

Charles Darwin Statue

Standing at the site of his former school, this sculpture celebrates Darwin's groundbreaking contributions to science and his deep connection to his birthplace.

The Pennine Tower.

Lancashire, England

Pennine Tower

This abandoned Brutalist tower looming over the M6 Motorway once featured a restaurant.

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