Paris, France
Gnomon of Saint-Sulpice
This 18th-century sundial was designed to calculate the date of Easter each year.
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Paris, France
This 18th-century sundial was designed to calculate the date of Easter each year.
London, England
Tucked away in a London Tube station, this 1920s linear clock shows the time across the world all at once.
Joensuu, Finland
One of the world's most unusual events combines headbanging and needlework.
Athens, Greece
Savor sheep milk yogurt at the last of Athens' dairy bars.
Athens, Greece
Luminaries of all stripes have sipped strong Greek coffee at this cafe since 1839.
Heraklion, Greece
This famous archeological mystery may be an ancient example of movable type.
Victoria, Malta
These clocks tell time in a theological sense.
London, England
This site was once home to Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.
Copenhagen, Denmark
Denmark’s ultra-modern library hides a treasury of rare, unique books.
London, England
The site of London’s first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.
London, England
Abstract dinosaur models in London.
London, England
The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.
Stockholm, Sweden
A miniature statue of a beloved character from children's literature.
Berlin, Germany
An astonishingly accurate water clock that doubles as an hourly spectacle in this Berlin shopping area.
London, England
Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.
London, England
Drink your espresso at a Victorian-era urinal in this underground-restroom-turned-coffee-bar.
Bristol, Connecticut
Thousands of American timepieces on display in the former clock-making capital of the country.
Pembroke Dock, Wales
This Welsh dockyard was the site of the not-so-secret construction of the Millennium Falcon for the original Star Wars trilogy.
London, England
According to legend, this tomb holds the secrets to time travel.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Sprawled across the Great Hall ceiling are various constellations and images relating to the zodiac.
London, England
The Ranger’s House exhibits fine mementos collected by Sir Julius Werner during the course of his life, including this infamous pendant.
Big Pine, California
Once thought to be the oldest living tree in the world, Methuselah was germinated before the Egyptian pyramids were built.