London, England
The Lewis Chessmen
These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.
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London, England
These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.
London, England
These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.
London, England
The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.
London, England
Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.
London, England
Two plaques commemorate the site of Shakespeare's first theatre.
London, England
A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."
London, England
Claiming to be the oldest hat store in the world, this historic haberdashery had a hand (and a head) in the creation of the Bowler.
London, England
This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.
London, England
Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.
London, England
The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.
London, England
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
London, England
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
London, England
A historic London cemetery now serves as a nature park incorporating gravestones & memorial statues.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
London, England
A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.
London, England
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.
London, England
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
London, England
An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
London, England
A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."
London, England
This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
London, England
Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.
Hamburg, Germany
Model Trains and Much More in Hamburg.
Hamburg, Germany
Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.
Hamburg, Germany
Once the tallest building in the world, this abandoned church is now a monument to the destruction of WWII.