London, England
The Burlington Arcade Beadles
This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.
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Places on this traveler's wishlist.
London, England
Metropolitan Police Coat Hook
Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.
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London, England
World's Largest Potted Plant
The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.
London, England
Philpot Lane Mice Sculpture
A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.
London, England
Love Locks of East London
Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.
London, England
Houseboats of Regents Canal
A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.
Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador
Earhart Airfield
From this isolated strip of land in Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic.
San Antonio, Texas
Alamo Line in the Sand
Legend has it the commander of the defenders drew a fateful line in the dirt with his sword just before the final battle.
Paris, France
Treaty of Paris Plaque
A simple plaque on the facade is the only reminder that the treaty ending the American Revolution was signed inside.
Washington, D.C.
Grace Hopper's Bug
A computer bug so primitive it was an actual insect.
Los Altos, California
The Apple Garage
The garage at the childhood home of Steve Jobs was a hangout for the founders of Apple, even if they never built computers there.
Mountain View, California
Computer History Museum
From the Difference Engine to the Cray-1, all under one roof.
Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Book Conveyor Tunnel
A fantastic array of trays and cables once whisked books over to the Capitol at 600 feet per minute.
Washington, D.C.
The Tabulating Machine Co.
The early data processor factory founded in Washington for the 1890 U.S. Census went on to become IBM.
Portland, Oregon
Portland Troll Bridge
Not-so-fearsome tiny trolls live under this wooden train trestle in Portland.
Seydisfjordur, Iceland
'How's It Going?' Phone Booth
An isolated, rusty phone booth commemorates Iceland's first international telegraph cable.
Meyrin, Switzerland
CERN
Home of the Large Hadron Collider and the birthplace of the World Wide Web.
Meyrin, Switzerland
Birthplace of the Web
The World Wide Web was created in this nondescript corridor at CERN.
London, England
Public Standards of Length
19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.
Kerry, Ireland
Telegraph Field Valentia Island
This beautiful site is where the first transatlantic telegraph was sent from.
London, England
The Dove
A glorious pub known for a spiteful printing feud and its famous typeface lost—then found—at the bottom of the Thames.
London, England
Columbia Road Shops and Flower Market
The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.
London, England
Earl's Court Police Box
The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.
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London, England
Stompie: The Mandela Way T-34 Tank
An abandoned tank sits in an empty London lot as a symbolic middle finger to local city planners.
