London, England
Signs of Old Lombard Street
The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.
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London, England
The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.
London, England
London's amazing modernist public square that never was.
London, England
Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.
London, England
This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.
London, England
The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.
London, England
In Twickenham sits a small whitewashed castle that inspired Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein.'
Rochester, England
This foreboding medieval castle was twice besieged by barons rebelling against the English king.
Hertfordshire, England
This operational mill has survived centuries of destruction and construction.
Hitchin, England
This crumbling 14th century chapel became so unstable the roofing apparently collapsed during a wedding ceremony, narrowly missing the curate's head.
Kaspichan, Bulgaria
Rock carving created 1,300 years ago 75 feet off the ground.
Shumen, Bulgaria
This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.
Provadia, Bulgaria
Crossing a suspension bridge above a forest is the only way to reach this 12th-century monastery.
Slanchevo, Bulgaria
Mysterious standing stone formations looks like a petrified forest.
Balgarevo, Bulgaria
Massive, unfinished broadcasting station stands as a monument to the fall of communism.
Balgarevo, Bulgaria
The site of many battles and tragedies, including the 40 maidens who leapt into the sea.
Varna, Bulgaria
This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.
Varna, Bulgaria
The Grand Mall in Varna hosts one of the biggest collections of Soviet-era paraphernalia in Bulgaria.
Vienna, Austria
A small museum filled with over 1,000 clocks, and one particular clock calibrated to run until the year 9999.
Vienna, Austria
This museum is dedicated to the little known ancient Roman history of Vienna.
Vienna, Austria
The crypt of the imposing Stephensdom holds royal intestines and thousands of skeletons.
Vienna, Austria
On a winding Vienna side street, one museum has turned their windows into a monument to history’s peace-minded heroes.
Vienna, Austria
The solemn exterior conceals an opulent interior of this 17th century church.
Vienna, Austria
An exquisite Baroque church in Vienna's old town.
Warsaw, Poland
Order “Proletariat’s Cutlet” at this communist-themed restaurant allegedly once visited by Lenin.