Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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Newcastle upon Tyne, England
London, England
This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.
Bletchley, England
Museum celebrating the history of computers, especially their role in codebreaking.
Milton Keynes, England
Home to Alan Turing, the cracking of the Enigma code, and Captain Ridley's shooting party.
Bilbao, Spain
This 19th-century fountain's namesake animal isn't what you think it is.
Bilbao, Spain
Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.
Charles Town, West Virginia
This striking Victorian Home with its 113-foot turret is best known as the site where abolitionist John Brown was executed in 1859.
Knoxville, Maryland
This advertisement for talcum powder was painted on the rock face and has since defied removal.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
This shale formation along the Appalachian Trail once inspired the third president of the United States.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Built in the 1850s, this church was of the first five churches constructed in Harper's Ferry.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
Beckley, West Virginia
A historic coal mine that doubles as a museum and tourist attraction.
Huntington, West Virginia
Step into a converted schoolhouse packed with radios, ham gear, and a century of broadcasting history.
Cardiff, Wales
This eclectic antique shop is home to the taxidermy remains of a celebrity lion named Simba.
Tallinn, Estonia
This former medieval prison now unlocks Estonia’s rich photographic history.
Cologne, Germany
This small condiment museum makes all manner of mustards with a 200-year-old mill.
Cologne, Germany
The body of at least one victim of a construction accident was left behind in the collapsed pylon, buried under tons of concrete.
Reading, England
Once believed to be a sacred Roman legionary symbol, this bronze figure inspired the 1954 novel 'The Eagle of the Ninth.'
London, England
This tribute to the fictional detective stands at the famous literary character's address.
London, England
An inverted staircase above the entrance to the Bethnal Green Underground Station functions as a memorial for people who lost their lives during the worst civilian disaster in the U.K. during World War II.
London, England
A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.
London, England
Feast on Middle Eastern mezze from an Israeli expat duo.
London, England
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
Spitalfields' regal market goat is said to be a monument to the area's migrant population but most are pretty sure it's just a goat.