London, England
The Ghost of a Flea
William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
London, England
Houseboats of Regents Canal
A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.
Kilgetty, Wales
Folly Farm
Go back 50 years with a turn on one of the park's carefully restored vintage fairground rides.
Hathersage, England
Little John's Grave
A headstone notes where the most famous of Robin Hood's legendary Merry Men is reportedly buried.
Leeds, England
Horned Helmet of Henry VIII
The bizarre headgear looks like it was made for a fool, not a king.
Liverpool, England
Liverpool Central Library Entrance Riddle
The red letters in the literary pavement leading to the library form a mysterious code.
London, England
The Navigators
Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.
London, England
London Wall
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
London, England
The Aurochs Skull
The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.
London, England
The Four Mother Goddesses
One of the figures in this Celtic sculpture continues to puzzle archaeologists.
London, England
Walbrook Skulls
It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.
London, England
'Titania and Bottom'
This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.
Sheffield, England
The Steelworker Mural
This magnificent mural was created with over 30,000 colored bricks.
London, England
Torso in Metal from Rock Drill
This haunting sculpture was created as a statement on the mechanized warfare of the First World War.
London, England
Coade Stone Caryatids
A measuring mishap led to these artificial stone ladies losing their stomachs.
London, England
Jeremy Bentham's Auto-Icon
The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.
Whitby, England
199 Steps Coffin Benches
These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.
London, England
Dick Whittington’s Cat
A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.
York, England
Shambles of York
Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.
Sheffield, England
Bessemer Converter at Kelham Island Industrial Museum
One of the last remnants of the Bessemer process that revolutionized steel production during the industrial age.
Cheltenham, England
Chedworth Roman Villa
Deep in the countryside lie the remains of one of the grandest Roman dwellings in Britain.
London, England
Animals in War Memorial
A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.
London, England
Traitors' Gate
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
London, England
The Tower Ravens
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
