London, England
The Barbican Estate
This sprawling, Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city.
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London, England
This sprawling, Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city.
London, England
The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.
Dublin, Ireland
The comedy and tragedy of Oscar Wilde is preserved in a Dublin park, captured in a sculpture of colorful stone.
San Juan Teotihuacan de Arista, Mexico
Dating back to the second century, vestiges of prehispanic mural paintings are found in this underground palace.
Monaco
This public amphitheater was once a key part of Monaco’s defense strategy.
Glasgow, Scotland
The pub has been in operation since 1819 on the banks of the Clyde.
San Francisco, California
Beneath the southern end of the Golden Gate Bridge is the “Gibraltar of the West Coast,” a fort built to protect the San Francisco Bay from naval attack.
San Francisco, California
Wander down a side street dedicated to one of the members of the Beat Generation.
London, England
A storied London perfume shop that supplies scents for royalty has been operating out of this storefront for nearly 300 years.
London, England
The oldest surviving “eel, pie, and mash” shop in London is renowned for its infamous jellied eels.
Inverkeithing, Scotland
A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.
London, England
Inside a London bookstore, a fireplace that once belonged to the illustrator responsible for a famous set of tarot cards.
Paris, France
An "inside out" building in the historical center of Paris, featuring Europe’s largest modern art museum.
Stockholm, Sweden
There's something in the air as history repeats itself at this museum dedicated to the Swedish pop band.
London, England
Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.
London, England
One of London's lost rivers runs through a pipe over the tracks of this subway station.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Rejoice at Amsterdam's ‘pop temple,’ a former church reborn as a raucous music venue.
Neringos savivaldybė, Lithuania
A narrow strip of land is home to the tallest migrating dunes in Europe.
Visby, Sweden
Known locally as the Jungfrutornet, this Medieval tower hides a dark legend.
Bruges, Belgium
Christ's blood allegedly preserved in a Belgian town.
Helsinki, Finland
An abstract monument to a symphonic composer.
Helsinki, Finland
A subterranean house of worship carved right out of the bedrock.
Tallinn, Estonia
During the Soviet era, the spire of this longstanding church was used as a radio transmission tower.