San Jose, California
The San José Semaphore
It took years to decode its mysterious messages.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
London, England
Modern Martyrs
The niches over the western entrance of Westminster Abbey honor individuals from the 20th century who gave their lives for their Christian beliefs.
London, England
Edmond Halley Memorial
It holds a fabulously designed tribute to astronomer Edmond Halley.
London, England
Boadicea and Her Daughters
A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.
London, England
Church of Notre Dame de France
Colorful murals by Jean Cocteau hide within this peaceful London sanctuary.
London, England
Goodwin's Court
An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.
London, England
Cecil Court
A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.
London, England
'The Ambassadors'
A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.
London, England
The Monty Python Foot
The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.
London, England
Café in the Crypt
This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.
London, England
Shield of Parade
This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.
London, England
Wolf-God of Woodeaton
A gruesome and mysterious ancient sculpture of a pagan deity from the Roman occupation of Celtic Britain.
London, England
Novelty Automation
A tongue-in-cheek arcade where the games are based on everyday life.
London, England
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Vectors of Disease Frieze
The Art Deco artwork depicts gilded carriers of deadly illnesses.
London, England
Peace Garden at Tavistock Square
A quiet, semi-secret square with statues of Mahatma Gandhi, Virginia Woolf, and a conscientious objectors stone.
London, England
The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History
This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.
London, England
London's Lilliputian Police Station
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.
London, England
Trafalgar Square Imperial Measurements
These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.
London, England
The Fourth Plinth
Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.
London, England
National Gallery Mosaics
A quartet of tiled art pieces adorn the floors of this prestigious art museum.
London, England
Cabmen’s Shelter in Russell Square
Originally built for London’s cab drivers, this bright green hut now serves anyone a hot drink or meal.
London, England
Hoa Hakananai'a
The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.
London, England
Britain’s Oldest Door
At almost 1,000 years old, this is the oldest known door in all of Britain.
London, England
Dirac Equation
The "beautiful" equation predicting the movement of all electromagnetic particles is engraved in front of Newton's tomb.
