Valencia, Spain
Holy Chalice of Valencia
Of the many chalices in the running for the Holy Grail, this one in Valencia Cathedral sure looks the part.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Valencia, Spain
La Mascletá
A daily pyrotechnic celebration marks a beloved tradition during Valencia's festival season.
Valencia, Spain
Parque Gulliver
This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.
London, England
Smith Square World War II Ghost Sign
A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.
Valencia, Spain
El Carme Street Art
Vibrant street art created with mixed media.
Permanently Closed
London, England
Davenports Magic Shop
The world's oldest family-run magic shop is hidden beneath a bustling London thoroughfare.
London, England
Charing Cross Storm Tree
A living memorial to the trees London lost during the Great Storm of 1987.
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 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
London's Lilliputian Police Station
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.
London, England
'A Conversation With Oscar Wilde'
An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.
London, England
Epstein's Medical Sculptures
A series of carved figures that scandalized British society.
London, England
Rules
Classic game cookery takes center stage at what's widely considered London's oldest restaurant.
London, England
10 Adam Street
England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.
London, England
Carting Lane Sewer Lamp
The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.
London, England
York Water Gate
These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.
London, England
Hungerford Footbridge Skateboard Graveyard
The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.
London, England
Topolski's 'Memoir of the Century'
Tucked inside a South Bank bar is an epic expressionist chronicle of the 20th century.
London, England
Cleopatra's Needle Shrapnel Scars
This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.
London, England
London Necropolis Railway Station
A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.
London, England
William Blake Mosaics
This open-air mosaic gallery honoring an English artist took hundreds of volunteers more than seven years to create.
London , England
Captain Bligh's Grave
The breadfruit-adorned final resting place of the infamous Captain of the HMS Bounty.
London, England
S.O.E. Monument
A bronze bust commemorates the heroism of the secret agents who led covert operations against the Nazis.
