Places Edited by bradhooker

The oldest surviving “eel, pie, and mash” shop in London is renowned for its infamous jellied eels.

This ruined castle is said to be the legendary keep of a Viking princess.

A public center dedicated to showcasing and conserving the enormous shaggy Poitou donkey.

An impressive collection of massive radio satellites.

The final resting place of the most famous outlaw in the Old West.

It may seem a little out of place in a tiny village, but the inspiring story of its creation made headlines.

The oldest residential street in Europe also features an optical illusion.

The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.

This unusual statue overlooking the Royal Mile has an interesting backstory.

An 18th-century estate owner thought these cottages were an eyesore, so he artfully disguised them as a church.

This whimsical public art installation is a unique homage to Liverpool's industrial heritage.

One of the last examples of Soviet architectural propaganda has a few technological tricks up its sleeve.

This former KGB building is now a museum memorializing the people who suffered during the Soviet regime.

One of the world's oldest working clocks is curiously missing the Zodiac sign of Libra.

Arthur, Merlin, and Guinevere are among the largest and oldest satellite dishes on the planet.

This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.

A climbing route in the mountains of Italy’s Dolomites, built for soldiers during World War I.

You would never guess that before World War II this lonely field was a bustling German city.

The final resting place of a 19th-century gold prospector and convicted cannibal.

A wonderfully strange collection of 500+ stuffed frogs doing people things.

Located in the house where Gustave Flaubert was born, this odd museum has more to do with medical grotesquery than the Western novel.

Thanks to a quirk of elevation this gift shop produces magic doughnuts that are found nowhere else on Earth.

An exquisite panometer representing Dresden as it was from 1695 to 1760.

This spaceship-like Serbian monument reaches for the stars in celebration of the fallen fighters of fascism.