New York, New York
Amiable Child Monument
One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
New York, New York
One of the only single-person private gravesites in New York City.
Sacramento, California
A replica of the first public theater built in California.
Scotland
A pub that is literally in the middle of nowhere, but continues to do business.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.
Alnwick, England
The sign at the garden gate reads: “These Plants Can Kill.”
Alnwick, England
This iconic 1,000-year-old medieval castle is a favorite of the film industry, most notably as the location for Hogwarts in Harry Potter.
Glenfinnan, Scotland
Now famous as the "Harry Potter bridge," this impressive concrete viaduct has long been an icon in its own right.
Skipton, England
Harry Potter once visited this massive limestone cliff, which was carved by an ancient glacial river.
Guernsey
Underground hospital complex constructed by slave laborers during the German occupation of the Channel Islands.
Les Vauxbelets, Guernsey
An intricately decorated tiny place of worship.
Cambridge, England
A 4,000-year-old burial site hides behind a roadside Burger King.
Cambridge, England
Vast fan-shaped British cemetery honouring American servicemen lost in World War II.
Cambridge, England
A complicated contraption for telling time by the moon.
Cambridge, England
A treasure trove of astronomical, mathematical, and scientific instruments at Cambridge University.
Cambridge, England
The Cambridge pub where Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix.
Cambridge, England
Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
A tiny monument to the classic American candy.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
One man's psychedelic fence is painted with his cacophonous folk art musings on the world.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
One of America's most historic homes also holds a startling literary legacy.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
This cemetery served as the only official burial grounds in Cambridge for nearly 200 years.
Oxford, England
One of Oxford's greatest treasures likely belonged to England's legendary King Alfred the Great.
Wardington, England
In pastoral England, a plaque marks where an imaginary community addressed the problem of combat mortality.
Checkendon, England
In an isolated field near a dilapidated barn stands this chilling portrayal of the plight of the Nuba peoples of Sudan.
Oxford, England
Oxford University's stateliest library seems designed to make students truly feel the weight of knowledge.