Penzance, England
The Merry Maidens
Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.
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Penzance, England
Perhaps the only prehistoric monument with its very own public bus stop.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Remnants of the 16th-century defensive wall still stand unassumingly within Edinburgh.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.
Ashwell, England
Historical etchings such as “Miserable, wild, distracted 1350" and “The Archdeacon is an ass.”
London, England
The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.
London, England
This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.
London, England
A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.
London, England
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
London, England
This artist's home turned gallery/museum preserves the creator's love of "Eastern" influences.
London, England
A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.
London, England
An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.
London, England
The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.
London, England
A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.
London, England
Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.
London, England
A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.
London, England
A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.
London, England
A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.
London, England
This South London cemetery holds the remains of more than 15,000 people.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This unattributed sculpture in Amsterdam is hiding in plain sight.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Established in 1638 to battle the Black Death, this botanical garden is a treasure trove of rare flora.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A floating cat sanctuary on an Amsterdam canal.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The world's first zoo for microbes collecting the horrible and wonderful things living on and around us.