St. Louis, Missouri
City Museum
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
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St. Louis, Missouri
Less a museum than a bizarre fantasy world created by artists and engineers.
Jackson, Mississippi
This humble hole-in-the-wall is home to an incredible pig ear sandwich and serious civil rights history.
London, England
An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
London, England
The Columbia Road Flower Market is now open every Sunday, rain or shine.
London, England
A celebrated bandstand at the center of what was once the worst slum in London.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
London, England
The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.
London, England
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
London, England
The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.
London, England
The site of London’s first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.
London, England
The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.
Cambridge, England
Numberless clock creates a meal of time for the dreaded, insectile Chronophage.
Catania, Italy
A mysterious ancient elephant said to possess magic powers is now the symbol of a Sicilian city.
San Antonio, Texas
Three hundred years of preserved Spanish colonial history in San Antonio.
Chicago, Illinois
A hollow cement depiction of time's inexorable effect on the human body.
Chicago, Illinois
This abstract sculpture is rumored to cast a hammer-and-sickle shadow once a year.
Chicago, Illinois
This bronze sculpture on a former squash court marks the secret origins of the Atomic Age.
Chicago, Illinois
The site of the first couple's first kiss is commemorated by the most adorable presidential monument ever.
Chicago, Illinois
The original Garfield station is the oldest station facility on the "L", with the station house dating from 1892.
Chicago, Illinois
A strange rock in Chicago marks the spot where a tree once stood in honor of the 18th President.
Chicago, Illinois
The twin towers in this Chicago fountain use 50 foot tall video screens to spit on people.
Chicago, Illinois
Each of these gorgeous, intricately decorated rooms is painstakingly crafted to the scale of 1 inch: 1 foot.
Chicago, Illinois
Fragments of architectural wonders from around the globe are embedded in the newspaper building's walls.