London, England
Hunterian Museum
The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.
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London, England
The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.
London, England
Behind one of the world's most impenetrable vaults is a massive collection of retail silver.
London, England
The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.
London, England
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
London, England
This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
London, England
This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.
London, England
A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.
London, England
A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.
London, England
Visit on a Sunday morning to see some killer tricks.
London, England
Since 1874, this macabre collection has developed into a museum devoted to Scotland Yard's mementos of dastardly deeds.
London, England
The secret wartime bunker built on the platforms of an abandoned Tube station.
London, England
The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.
Southampton, England
A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.
Nottingham, England
These 90-year-old murals of local kings, Vikings, and outlaws hide in plain sight in a beautifully baroque shopping arcade.
Berkhamsted, England
This early Norman castle was the first historical monument protected by an act of Parliament.
England
A mysterious bridge over a sunken Roman road.
Ponsanooth, England
A sturdy relic of Britain's once crucial gunpowder industry is now a haunting Cornish ruin.
Penzance, England
Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.
Wareham, England
In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.
Osmington, England
Want to properly offend a king? Sculpt a giant hill figure in chalk of him riding out of town.
Wimborne Minster, England
The second largest surviving chained library is housed in this 12th century church.
Caerphilly, Wales
The enormous earthwork sculpture honors the ponies that lived and worked in the old colliery.
Denver, Colorado
The Denver airport is guarded by a 32-foot-tall sculpture of a demonic horse.