Edinburgh, Scotland
Millennium Clock Tower
The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.
County Derry, Northern Ireland
A museum dedicated to the tragedy of Bloody Sunday.
York, England
Semaphore saints, a golden dragon's head, and a stone carved with religious warnings all call this cathedral home.
York, England
A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.
York, England
The remains of an ancient bathhouse sit inside this aptly-named pub.
Oxford, England
The spot where three Protestant clergymen were burned at the stake during the reign of "Bloody Mary."
Oxford, England
A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.
Oxford, England
Used as an example in one of the first dictionary entries for "museum" in 1706.
Oxford, England
Home to the most complete dodo remains known - one head, and one foot.
Oxford, England
Ancient Egyptian wigs, South American feather headdresses, a bounty of anthropological artifacts in Oxford.
Munich, Germany
A fearsome dragon clings to a corner of Munich's city hall.
Rome, Italy
This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.
Rome, Italy
This historic recreationist school churns out warriors that may very well have had a fighting chance in Rome's pits of the day.
Pompeii, Italy
Erotic art covers the walls of the largest ancient pleasure palace.
Florence, Italy
In Florence's great Duomo, a 26 foot fresco honors a mercenary famous for attacking Florence.
Naples, Italy
A popular legend claims that the famous pizza was invented at a restaurant in this alley.
Naples, Italy
Every day is like Christmas on this street where the traditional Neapolitan nativity scene comes to life.
Venice, Italy
Thousand-year-old Viking runes adorn an ancient Greek lion at the entrance to the Venetian Arsenal.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Pre-Nazi swastikas adorn the sculpted pachyderms flanking this brewhouse portal.
Hallstatt, Austria
Dedicated to this region's early settlements and rich history of salt mining.
London, England
It holds a fabulously designed tribute to astronomer Edmond Halley.
London, England
Graffiti from the 16th and 17th centuries cover the walls of this part of the Tower of London.
London, England
The pockmarks across the building's facade are remnants of the Blitz.
London, England
The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.