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Eleanor Walker

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Baile Hill.

York, England

Baile Hill

The little-known second castle that William the Conqueror built in York.

National Railway Museum York

York, England

National Railway Museum York

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world, attracting almost 1 million visitors per year.

Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate.

York, England

Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate

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

Mad Alice Lane.

York, England

The Snickelways of York

This network of narrow, medieval passages has the most delightful name.

Cat Statues of York

York, England

Cat Statues of York

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

The Shambles.

York, England

Shambles of York

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

The "great wheel" at Killhope

Lanehead, England

Killhope

An iconic waterwheel in the Pennine Hills marks the location of one of Britain’s most profitable lead mines.

Some of the Lewis Chessmen.

London, England

The Lewis Chessmen

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.

Two of the ravens at the Tower of London.

London, England

The Tower Ravens

Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.

Battersea Power Staion

London, England

Battersea Power Station

Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.

The Paddington Bear statue at Paddington station.

London, England

Paddington Bear Statue

After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.

Platform 9 3/4

London, England

Platform 9 3/4

Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.

Jemaa el-Fna.

Marrakesh, Morocco

Jemaa el-Fna Square

Fortune tellers, snake charmers, poets, and storytellers all gather on this historic square in Morocco.

Jardin Majorelle

Marrakesh, Morocco

Jardin Majorelle

It took 40 years to build this Eden-like garden in Marrakech, later restored by Yves Saint-Laurent.

Old Thomas

Tallinn, Estonia

Old Thomas

The Guardian of Tallinn.

Epitaphs of Cathedral of Saint Mary

Tallinn, Estonia

Epitaphs of The Cathedral of Saint Mary

The oldest church in the Estonian capital is home to over 100 fantastical cemetery coats-of-arms.

Fortress Patarei

Põhja-Tallinna, Estonia

Fortress Patarei

A former imperial sea-fortress and Soviet prison.

Art within the creative city.

Tallinn, Estonia

Telliskivi Creative City

Estonia's largest creative city is a vibrant bohemian hub located within a former industrial complex.

Rebirth looks good on you, hangar

Tallinn, Estonia

Seaplane Harbour

Disused seaplane hangar gets a second life as the jaw-dropping home of Estonia's museum of maritime history.

The KGB Museum.

Tallinn, Estonia

KGB Museum

"There's nothing there," and other lies the KGB told us.

Linnahall

Tallinn, Estonia

Linnahall

An empty relic of the Moscow Olympics crumbles away in Estonia's capital.

Sir Edwin Arnold thought Hawa Mahal was "a vision of daring and dainty loveliness, of storeys of rosy masonry and delicate overhanging balconies and latticed windows. Soaring with tier after tier of fanciful architecture in a pyramidal form, a very mountain of airy and audacious beauty through the thousand pierced screens and gilded arches of which the Indian air blows cool over the flat roofs of the very highest house." As quoted in, Delhi Agra Jaipur, by Surendra Sahai.  See more at https://kimcarpenterphotos.smugmug.com/Hawa-Mahal-Jaipur-India/.

Jaipur, India

Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds)

The 953 windows undoubtedly make this the world's most beautiful screened porch.

Bass Rock Gannet Colony.

North Berwick, Scotland

Bass Rock

This tiny island is home to the world's largest colony of Northern gannets.

Some of the on-site machinery

Prestonpans, Scotland

Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum

Journey through one of the oldest industrial sites in Scotland.

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