Prague, Czechia
David Černý's Embryo
One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.
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Prague, Czechia
One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.
Prague, Czechia
The medieval "Bearded Man" relief still serves as a clever flood warning marker.
Prague, Czechia
The statue of a cursed knight is said to come to life every 100 years.
Kotor, Montenegro
These historic defenses ensured the city within would survive hundreds of years of occupations, sieges, and invasions.
Zadar, Croatia
A musical instrument played by the sea.
Praha 1, Czechia
Spitfire airplanes with butterfly wings hover over Prague’s skyline.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.
Pateley Bridge, England
The oldest candy store in England has been selling traditional sweets since 1827.
Harrogate, England
A dramatic sculpture high up in Yorkshire with vistas on an industrial scale.
Robin Hood's Bay, England
This plaque commemorates an amazing 19th-century sea rescue.
Robin Hood's Bay, England
This coin collecting cod is over 130 years old, and the United Kingdom's smallest listed structure.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 16th-century close preserves an unusual piece of Edinburgh's transportation history.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.
Hull, England
What looks like missing grout is actually an old pub's peephole.
Hull, England
The phone booths in this English town have distinctly milky hues.
Whitby, England
The recreated ruins of a house designed to memorialize a World War I shelling on the town.
Donna Nook, England
The adorable animals return to this nature reserve every fall to give birth to their pups.
Lincoln, England
The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.
Lincoln, England
Legend says this demonic carving inside a medieval cathedral was one of Satan's minions.
Durham, England
A rather grand, but tiny, folly on the banks of the River Wear associated with a Polish count.
Manchester, England
A hunk of prehistoric lava rests amid the Gothic architecture of a campus quad.
Manchester, England
This Manchester laundromat is hiding something.
Manchester, England
This building's name and a plaque are all that's left of what was probably the most important nightclub of the Madchester music scene.