London, England
Leake Street Graffiti Tunnel
A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.
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London, England
A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.
London, England
A jumble of concrete on the corner of one of London’s terraced buildings is actually a work of art.
Hiroshima, Japan
This glass wall is gradually filling up with paper cranes, in honor of Hiroshima’s past and dedication to its future.
Salford, England
This statue includes small details that highlight a city of "firsts."
Manchester, England
Hidden on the urban banks of a Manchester river are a series of abandoned waterside industrial sites.
Manchester, England
Once used to protect important Roman trade routes.
East Molesey, England
England's oldest surviving hedge maze has been confusing visitors for over 300 years.
London, England
The John Snow Memorial marks the epicenter of London's 1854 cholera epidemic.
Oxford, England
Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.
Oxford, England
Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.
Thorpeness, England
Unusual British home built to disguise a water tower.
Saint Blazey, England
The largest greenhouse in the world is home to over one million types of plants.
Nottingham, England
The oldest inn in England served brew to the crusaders.
York, England
The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.
Launceston, England
Now nearly dry, this lake is said to be the ancient home of the Lady of the Lake, and was once thought to be bottomless.
London, England
The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.
Stoke-on-Trent, England
An open air haven for tropical monkeys in the damp moors of the English country.
Hope Valley, England
Semi-precious Blue John stones have been mined in this cavern system for centuries.
Milton Keynes, England
Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.
Mansfield, England
The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.
Buckfastleigh, England
This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.
Manchester, England
The construction of this bridge dates back to the 15th century.
Manchester, England
Two of the most notable names in automobile history are commemorated at the place where they're said to have first met.
Manchester, England
A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.