London, England
Temple Church
An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
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London, England
An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
London, England
Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.
London, England
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
London, England
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
London, England
The final resting place to 300 Victorian-era pets hides inside the city park.
Florence, Italy
This private skyway is filled with art and was expanded explicitly so that Hitler could appreciate a river.
Paris, France
The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.
Paris, France
A beautiful Victorian statue shows France's enduring love of the rhinoceros.
Paris, France
This bridge was constructed from the rubble of the infamous Bastille.
Paris, France
Beggars were miraculously "cured" of their fake ailments when they returned home to this 17th century Paris slum each night.
Paris, France
This life-size replica of the Statue of Liberty's flame is also a tribute to Princess Diana by default.
Paris, France
This statue was given to France by the United States to commemorate the centennial of the French Revolution.
Venice, Italy
This Roman statue is missing a limb from when the Venetians stole it from Constantinople during the Crusades.
Venice, Italy
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
Venice, Italy
Go inside to really appreciate this 500-year-old technological masterpiece.
Lucerne, Switzerland
This memorial commemorating fallen Swiss Guards of the French Revolution has been called the saddest stone in the world.
Florence, Italy
Many famous English poets including Elizabeth Barrett Browning are laid to rest at this Swiss-owned cemetery in Florence.
Florence, Italy
A slightly creepy gallery of plaster cast models in the same museum as Michelangelo's David.
Prague, Czechia
A series of playful yellow penguins share a serious message about the environment.
Prague, Czechia
This walkway is so narrow it needs its own light to stop pedestrian traffic jams.
New York, New York
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
George Town, Cayman Islands
The capital of the Cayman Islands is a center of offshore banking, but gets battered by blistering hurricanes.