Isle of Wight, England
Longshoreman's Museum
An unusual seafront museum hides behind an unassuming Ventnor giftshop.
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Isle of Wight, England
An unusual seafront museum hides behind an unassuming Ventnor giftshop.
Isle of Wight, England
In the 1930s, people used to take boats from the mainland to see this Art Deco venue.
Isle of Wight, England
This elaborate banquet hall in Queen Victoria's summer residence is an homage to Indian architecture, including miniature models of palaces in India.
Lyme Regis, England
A local museum honors the overlooked discoveries of Mary Anning, one of the first professional fossil hunters.
Lyme Regis, England
A midnight snack that lights up the night.
Lyme Regis, England
The final resting place of a once-unsung hero of paleontology.
Lyme Regis, England
A beautiful bronze statue of the greatest fossil hunter of the 19th century.
Ljubljana, Slovenia
A trough of 700 strange bronze faces runs through a narrow alley in Ljubljana's old town.
London, England
The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.
London, England
A jumble of concrete on the corner of one of London’s terraced buildings is actually a work of art.
London, England
This life-size monument honors the legacy of a famous literary feline.
Surrey, England
First road tunnel in England.
London, England
The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.
London, England
A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.
London, England
This hidden green space is the city's second largest conservatory.
London, England
This sprawling, Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city.
London, England
A tribute to all the green-thumbed workers who tend London’s public parks and gardens.
London, England
These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.
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
A charming 17th-century alley is lined with secondhand bookstores and antiquarian shops.
London, England
An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.
London, England
England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.
London, England
Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.
Southampton, England
This little-known wall in Southampton stands as one of the most unique and personal monuments to D-Day.