London, England
The Buried Remains of Little Compton Street
The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.
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London, England
The signs of a long buried road can still be found hidden beneath a London sewer grate.
London, England
A 2000-year-old Roman amphitheater lies just below Guildhall Yard.
London, England
A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.
Nottingham, England
When the public was consulted about a new piece of street art, they naturally asked for an enormous metal dragon.
London, England
A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.
Chiusdino, Italy
This sword isn't waiting for a king to pull it out. It was placed there by a saint.
Duzluk, Croatia
Legend has it fairies gathered at the site of this medieval castle.
Lille, France
This triumphal arch celebrating the Sun King's conquest of Lille is a masterpiece of military architecture.
Bardon, Australia
This rickety old shed hides a trove of secondhand literary treasures.
Tisbury, England
Besieged by war, this castle ruin has crumbled into a peaceful picnic spot.
St Albans, England
These ruins of Francis Bacon's once-magnificent manor are hidden in the English countryside.
London, England
Remnants of cells from the most notorious London prison may lie in the basement of a rare Victorian Gin Palace.
Coventry, England
A preserved block of timber buildings from the city's industrial era in the Middle Ages.
Claines, England
This 15th century pub is one of only two pubs in England situated on consecrated ground.
London, England
A friendly pub with a sordid past in cock fighting.
Visby, Sweden
Known locally as the Jungfrutornet, this Medieval tower hides a dark legend.
Thira, Greece
A quirky bookstore hidden beneath a sea of whitewashed Greek villas.
Coventry, England
All that remains of the medieval palace of the famous "Black Prince."
Caerleon, Wales
This Roman amphitheater is said to be King Arthur's legendary Round Table.
Bristol, England
A plaque claims this artwork outside a children's hospital was used in the 1998 Quidditch World Cup.
Black Mountain, North Carolina
Gnarled canopies of pink and purple wildflowers arch over the trail to the summit.
Hokkaidō, Japan
This mesmerizingly colorful pond looks like a scene straight out of a fairytale.
Brussels, Belgium
A fantastical 13th-century fortification sandwiched by a modern hotel in central Brussels.