London, England
Cleopatra's Needle Shrapnel Scars
This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.
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London, England
This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.
London, England
Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.
London, England
An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.
London, England
On October 17, 1814, a 15-ft. wave of beer ran rampant through the streets of London.
London, England
The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.
London, England
A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.
London, England
Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.
London, England
This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.
London, England
Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.
England
No one is sure what to do with this WWII shipwreck that sits at the bottom of the Thames, still loaded with tons of explosives.
London, England
At Bank station, the tunneling shield that built the original Waterloo & City line tunnel is hiding in plain sight
Berlin, Germany
A small wedge of East Berlin was once on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall
Brighton and Hove, England
Atop this iconic central Brighton monument sits an inaccurate but innovative time keeping device
Berlin, Germany
The Guinness Book acknowledged one of the biggest and oldest collections of computer games, featuring a strange 'pain machine' that blurs the boundaries between the digital and the real world
New York, New York
This mosaic dedicated to John Lennon was tended for years by a Beatles super-fan.
New York, New York
This cemetery has graves dating back to the 17th century, including the city's oldest carved tombstone and an ominous cryptogram.
Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane's manmade urban beach has enough water to fill five Olympic-sized swimming pools.
London, England
A relic from ancient Egypt that is purported to have a curse associated with it
Wells, England
An architectural masterpiece which came in time to solve a dramatic situation inside this magnificent cathedral
Bath, England
Legend has it that Bishop Oliver King dreamed of angels ascending to heaven and ordered the church's reconstruction in the late 1400s
Berlin, Germany
The largest stretch of the Berlin Wall is right on top of the former SS headquarters
Berlin, Germany
A war-scarred hippo calf nursed from the ruins into a symbol of Berlin resilience
Braintree, England
Among Europe's oldest timber barns, built by the Knights Templar
Colchester, England
An ancient burial mound located on the western outskirts of Colchester