London, England
Rolling Bridge
This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.
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London, England
Paddington Bear Statue
After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
London, England
Difference Engine #2
Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.
London, England
Ernest Shackleton Statue
The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.
London, England
Peter Pan Statue
A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.
London, England
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Vectors of Disease Frieze
The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.
London, England
London's Stretcher Railings
The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.
Denver, Colorado
"The Yearling"
A Rocky Mountain city provides a happy ending for a pinto pony and his Brobdingnagian red chair.
London, England
A Geological Map of England and Wales and Part of Scotland
William Smith's iconic "map that changed the world" is hidden behind a curtain in the Geological Society building.
London, England
Benjamin Franklin House
One of America's founding fathers lived in this London lodging between 1757 and 1775.
London, England
10 Adam Street
England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.
London, England
Leake Street Graffiti Tunnel
A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.
Tokyo, Japan
Shinagawa Station
Japan's first train station is also the site of Godzilla's first destructive visit to the nation.
Tokyo, Japan
Yukku-Rhythm Pendulum Clock
This unassuming office building is home to what was once the world's largest pendulum clock.
Brussels, Belgium
Commemoration of Peter the Great's Vomit
When you're a great Russian Tsar, even your vomit gets a statue.
Tokyo, Japan
The Asahi Flame
This enormous monument is one of the most iconic structures in Tokyo, rudely nicknamed "The Golden Turd."
Tokyo, Japan
Garden of Unborn Children
Rows of stone statues are dressed up to mourn children that are lost before birth.
Tokyo, Japan
Kototoi Bridge
Tragic reminders of the 1945 firebombing campaign over Tokyo still haunt this bridge.
Wiesbaden, Germany
The Red Baron's Grave
The final resting place of the famed German pilot, the "Red Baron."
Wiesbaden, Germany
Nerobergbahn
A rare water-powered funicular, it uses a huge tank of water and gravity to do its work.
Wiesbaden, Germany
Gebr. Stern GmbH's Giant Cuckoo Clock
This tremendous timepiece was once the largest cuckoo clock in the world.
Paris, France
Arago Medallions
135 bronze medallions mark a French meridian line which once rivaled the hotshot Greenwich timeline.
Paris, France
Montparnasse Cemetery
A Parisian cemetery where the elite and artistic are interred beneath an eccentric collection of tombs.
Tokyo, Japan
Hachiko
After a profound show of devotion for his master, a dog becomes the symbol of loyalty for an entire nation.
