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A Downtrodden Traveller

Manchester, England

'Journey'

This bronze sculpture represents the helpless, hapless, and the damned who have passed through Piccadilly station since it opened in 1842

A Monument to Vimto

Manchester, England

A Monument to Vimto

A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.

Alan Turing Memorial

Manchester, England

Alan Turing Memorial

Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.

The dome is somewhat precarious, but has hung on.

Manchester, England

Godlee Observatory

Despite having a dome made of papier-mâché this tiny observatory has survived for over a century.

Hanging Ditch Bridge

Manchester, England

Hanging Ditch Bridge

The construction of this bridge dates back to the 15th century.

Bee

Manchester, England

The Manchester Bee

Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.

The red post box.

Manchester, England

The Undamaged Red Post Box

The small bright red pillar survived the 1996 Manchester bombing virtually unscathed.

Forest of Borth

Borth, Wales

Forest of Borth

A 4,500-year-old forest is slowly being revealed from beneath the sands of a Welsh beach.

The Book of Aneirin

Aberystwyth, Wales

The Ancient Books of Wales

Welsh literary history is preserved in the delicate pages of these medieval manuscripts.

The amphitheater.

Caerleon, Wales

Caerleon Amphitheatre

This Roman amphitheater is said to be King Arthur's legendary Round Table.

Roman Walls of Cardiff Castle

Cardiff, Wales

Roman Walls of Cardiff Castle

The castle still holds traces of the abandoned Roman fort it was built atop.

Dead Man's Alley.

Cardiff, Wales

Dead Man's Alley

This pedestrian walkway cuts through a cemetery and over several burial vaults.

A rear view of the Merlion statue and Marina Bay Sands.

Singapore

Merlion

This statue once earned the distinction as one of the "Three Major Disappointments of the World."

(Flickr/fidelramos)

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Oudekerksplein

This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.

Amsterdam Gable Stones

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam Gable Stones

In the days before house numbers, these colorful signs held clues about various buildings' purposes.

De Waag at the Nieuwmarkt in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

De Waag

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

The urinal.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

City Hall Urinal

A public urinal so pretty, it was declared a national monument.

The Homomonument

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Homomonument

Three connected pink triangles memorialize persecuted gays and lesbians throughout history.

'Beetle Sphere'

Amsterdam, Netherlands

'Beetle Sphere'

A unique work of automotive art calls this shopping center home.

Amsterdam Oersoep.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Amsterdam Oersoep

A Dutch passageway's artistic, aquatic-themed makeover pays tribute to the capital city's famed waterways.

Dirty Dick's

London, England

Dirty Dick's

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

'The End' by Heather Phillipson, 2020.

London, England

The Fourth Plinth

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.

A salt beef beigel with all the fixings.

London, England

Beigel Bake

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

Replicas of the original effigies to Bastet.

London, England

Black Cats of Carreras Cigarette Factory

Black cat statues guard this temple-like Egyptian revival factory.

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