Prestonpans, Scotland
'Athena' Memorial Statue
A monument honoring 81 residents of this Scottish town who were executed for witchcraft in the 16th century.
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Prestonpans, Scotland
A monument honoring 81 residents of this Scottish town who were executed for witchcraft in the 16th century.
Cirencester, England
Trimmings from the record-setting tree line that surrounds Cirencester Park have been used to manufacture chemotherapy drugs.
Oxford, England
An obsolete, long-forgotten advertising character lingers on this Sainsbury’s balcony railings.
Salisbury, England
A life-size replica of a Spitfire that sits in a quaint suburb.
Glastonbury, England
An ancient well nestled at the foot of Glastonbury Tor, shrouded in Arthurian legend and revered for its purported healing waters.
Glasgow, Scotland
A mythological Celtic beast built with thousands of colorful tiles stands guard over a historic canal junction.
Plymouth, England
After several centuries as the home of coastal defenses, this island is full of history—and maybe ghosts.
Ellary, Scotland
This remote Scottish cave has been a site of Christian pilgrimage for many centuries.
London, England
This sculpture of a pylon is upside down and askew, as if its main purpose is to confuse passersby.
Llanwrtyd Wells, Wales
During this yearly Welsh swimming race, competitors tread through the fetid waters of a bog trench.
Llandudno, Wales
In a resort town where the real Alice spent her summer holidays, iconic characters create a curious trail.
Fordingbridge, England
Hidden from the ground but visible from above, this arrow target in the New Forest is part of Hampshire's rich World War II history.
Tokyo, Japan
A miniature shrine in the busy corner of Tokyo's historic Broadway, honoring a sextet of unusual entertainment gods.
Tokyo, Japan
Daikon radishes are offered to the Japanese Buddhist counterpart of the Hindu god Ganesha at this historic hilltop temple.
Tokyo, Japan
Once a black market electronics marketplace, now an otaku shopper's paradise.
Southampton, England
This little-known wall in Southampton stands as one of the most unique and personal monuments to D-Day.
Coventry, England
This oft-overlooked public artwork depicts another Warwickshire legend.
Babingley, England
Signs illustrate the bizarre legend of St. Felix's arrival in this English village, which led to the consecration of a beaver.
Civitavecchia, Italy
Why does this Italian coastal city have a statue of a 17th-century samurai?
Tokyo, Japan
Haunted by a giant white snake, this pond is said to bring the rain and pubic hair.
Prestatyn, Wales
A sculpture of a partly-buried Roman helmet commemorates a North Wales town’s connection with its Roman past.
Hale, England
A rare World War II-era siren still survives in the southern suburbs of Manchester.
Sakura, Japan
They say the internet is forever but just in case, the shiba inu behind an iconic meme has been immortalized in bronze.
Lyme Regis, England
A beautiful bronze statue of the greatest fossil hunter of the 19th century.