Frankfurt, Germany
Fleming's Hotel Paternoster Lift
A rare chance to ride one of the few continuous elevators still in operation.
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Frankfurt, Germany
A rare chance to ride one of the few continuous elevators still in operation.
Frankfurt, Germany
Carved fountains poignantly placed in parks and in front of special monuments.
Xagħra, Malta
A small cave network was discovered under a home in Xagħra, in 1924 when the owner was digging a well.
London, England
Named for a doctor who made a breakthrough in London’s cholera epidemic, this 1800s pub was also the site of a queer “kiss-in.”
London, England
The last vestiges of a magnificent Victorian-era train station can be found in this pub.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
These public toilets also provide entertainment for visitors to Amsterdam’s Red Light District.
Leeds, England
This Victorian graveyard in Leeds is a macabre collection of beautiful tombs and memorials.
Leeds, England
This device was crucial to the Industrial Revolution development of Leeds.
Leeds, England
The last gas-lit cinema in the United Kingdom, and perhaps the world.
Hawarden, Wales
At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.
Sheffield, England
Once a training ground for Olympic athletes, this artificial ski slope has fallen into ruin after a fire in 2012.
Sheffield, England
Presented to the city in 1910 for public use, these brass markers show varying lengths.
Rotherham, England
This oddly placed 15th-century church is one of only six bridge chapels left in England.
Rotherham, England
This metal installation is a tribute to an ancient megalithic structure and South Yorkshire's steel history.
Rotherham, England
This small crenelated building was built by a British aristocrat who supported the American Revolution and may have named it in memory of a pivotal battle.
Whiston, England
In England, a barn-turned-wedding venue dates back to the 13th century.
London, England
The extra platform at Gloucester Road has been used for art displays for over 25 years.
Lichfield, England
This small square basin behind a quiet church was once a popular medieval pilgrimage site.
Lichfield, England
These medieval carvings bear scars left by Parliamentarian troops during the English Civil War.
Lichfield, England
The house where Charles Darwin's grandfather formed many of his influential ideas and inventions.
Manchester, England
Two of Manchester’s oldest buildings were moved twice.
Manchester, England
A Victorian synagogue-turned-museum chronicles centuries of Jewish life.
Lytham, England
During World War II, locals rallied together to buy this plane to support the war effort.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."