Boston, Massachusetts
'The Embrace'
This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Boston, Massachusetts
This bronze sculpture was inspired by a photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife embracing after he won the Nobel Peace Prize.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
Doune, Scotland
The castle that provided the setting for much of 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' is now a pilgrimage site for fans.
Grangemouth, Scotland
The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.
Roslin, Scotland
A church that bred legends, and served as an inspiration for the Da Vinci Code.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Another entry into the world of Edinburgh's pop-up artworks.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Poetic, metallic giraffes adorn a square off an Edinburgh thoroughfare.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A quartet of brightly colored mythical beasts stand sentry at this gateway.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.
Gateshead, England
Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Culross, Scotland
The raised stones in the middle of this road through Culross are relics of a 17th-century class divide.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Possibly the world's smallest museum is home to one exhibit that sheds light on the capital city's dark criminal history.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
London, England
Mary Kelly was last seen here before she was murdered by Jack the Ripper.
London, England
At almost 1,000 years old, this is the oldest known door in all of Britain.
London, England
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
London, England
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
Stowe, Vermont
This New England covered bridge is home to the tale of a jilted lover known to haunt the area.
Boston, Massachusetts
The history of the tea trade is told in bas-relief on this historic pair of Boston doors.
Boston, Massachusetts
A plaque memorializes the Boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
The headquarters of one of the world’s longest-running humor magazines bears a noticeable resemblance to a head wearing a Prussian helmet.
Boston, Massachusetts
A luxury hotel constructed out of a former jail.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This bridge was the birthplace of a unit of measurement based on a fraternity joke.