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Tiptree Jam Museum entrance.

Tiptree, England

Tiptree Jam Museum

As the Royal Family's jam supplier, this museum displays relics from the two world wars, farm equipment, a four legged chick, and other curiosities.

The long view of Cooper's Row

London, England

London Wall

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

Pathway through St Magnus

London, England

Remains of the Old London Bridge

Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.

The piece of timber.

London, England

Roman Wharf Timber

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

The Matyas Fountain

Budapest, Hungary

Mátyás Fountain

A triumphant marble and bronze fountain depicting a 15th-century Hungarian king and his hunting party.

Cressing Temple Barns

Braintree, England

Cressing Temple Barns

Among Europe's oldest timber barns, built by the Knights Templar

The Lusitania propeller with the "Three Graces" in the background.

Liverpool, England

Lusitania Propeller

One of the largest objects salvaged from the famous sunken passenger ship.

Mersey Tunnel Pharaoh

Liverpool, England

Mersey Tunnel Pharaoh

On the outside of the Mersey Tunnels, an Art Deco sculpture of an Egyptian Pharaoh wears goggles and racing gear.

View of the Jumbo Tower from Balkerne Gate

Colchester, England

Jumbo Water Tower

The largest Victorian water tower in Britain.

This chapel is believed to be one of the oldest surviving buildings in the area.

Colchester, England

St Helens Chapel

One of the oldest surviving buildings in Colchester dates back to the 11th century.

Le Stryge.

Paris, France

Le Stryge

This demon atop the Notre-Dame de Paris looks utterly bored.

Paris Point Zero

Paris, France

Paris Point Zero

This modest marker near Notre Dame identifies the very center of Paris.

Avebury

Avebury, England

Avebury

The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.

What appears to be an ancient Greek ruin is, in fact, a colossal mess.

Edinburgh, Scotland

National Monument of Scotland

A never-finished memorial to the heroes of the Napoleonic War has become "Scotland's Folly."

Dutch Cottage

Rayleigh, England

Dutch Cottage

This octagonal cottage is the smallest and the oldest council house in the United Kingdom.

"Constantine by this sign conquer."

York, England

'Constantine the Great'

This sculpture marks the spot where one of the greatest Roman rulers was proclaimed emperor.

'Printer's Devil'

York, England

'Printer's Devil'

A Reformation-era fiery figurehead once denoted this location as a print shop.

Plaque showing the location of the former Trinity Church.

York, England

Kings Square Gravestones

This popular square's history as the former site of a church is right beneath your feet.

Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate.

York, England

Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate

One of the shortest streets in York has an especially odd name.

Lloyds Bank coprolite.

York, England

Lloyds Bank Coprolite

An incredibly well-preserved piece of ninth-century Viking poop.

Moot Hall

Aldeburgh, England

Moot Hall

One of the best preserved Tudor public buildings in Britain was once used for witch trials.

Grand Staircase at St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel

London, England

Grand Staircase at St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel

As seen in the Spice Girls ‘Wannabe’ music video.

St. Peter at Chelmsford Cathedral

Essex, England

St. Peter at Chelmsford Cathedral

This curiously modern carving of St. Peter wears wellies.

Childhood Cube by Sarah Raphael

London, England

V&A Museum of Childhood

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

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