Sheffield, England
The Old Queens Head
Amidst towering office buildings, a local pub lives inside Sheffield’s oldest surviving domestic building.
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Sheffield, England
Amidst towering office buildings, a local pub lives inside Sheffield’s oldest surviving domestic building.
London, England
Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.
Todmorden, England
A rare example of a gritstone cross in this region of the United Kingdom.
London, England
The arching stretch of London's longest street holds many reminders of the area's maritime past.
Marrakesh, Morocco
One of the two original gateways into the Kasbah, this gateway is a nesting site for storks.
Marrakesh, Morocco
Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.
Simrishamn, Sweden
The world's only above water sand volcano, believed to once be the bathtub of a priest.
Manchester, England
Contrary to its heavenly name, this tranquil oasis has a dark and tragic history buried with it (quite literally).
Schiphol, Netherlands
It appears as if a man is standing behind this giant airport clock, painting the hands in real time.
Leeds, England
In a small courtyard resides this large mural that draws inspiration from Leeds and its history.
Leeds, England
This device was crucial to the Industrial Revolution development of Leeds.
London, England
Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.
London, England
A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.
London, England
An eccentric Victorian aristocrat's enormous collection of medieval armor and weapons from around the world.
London, England
This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.
London, England
The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.
London, England
This inn of the court provides a fascinating window into London’s legal and architectural history.
London, England
What might be the oldest living tree in London has survived fires, bombings, and estate agents.
London, England
Preserved behind glass, the ruins of a medieval building used to store human remains.
London, England
A Victorian natural history and ethnographic museum with wonderful turn-of-the-century, science-book-esque evolution displays.
London, England
King of the Saxons on top, Roman goddess of wisdom on the bottom.
London, England
A legend says that if this elaborately decorated glass breaks, the good fortune of its owner's household will also disappear.
London, England
This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.
London, England
Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.