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Places this traveler has marked as been there.

The sign seen here was an ad for Courage Brewery.

London, England

‘Take Courage’ Ghost Sign

This hand-painted advertisement is a literal sign of encouragement, however unintentional.

Crystal Palace Subway.

London, England

Crystal Palace Subway

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.

The Sailor's Stone

Hindhead, England

The Sailor's Stone

This curious gravestone tells the legend of an unknown mariner's grisly murder.

John Lewis memorial plaque, Sheen Gate, Richmond Park

London, England

John Lewis Memorial at Richmond Park

Memorial marking the man who helped restore public rights access to the park in 1758.

The Gasholders.

London, England

Gasholders

These 19th-century gas tanks were remade into an apartment complex.

The Banqueting Room

Brighton, England

The Royal Pavilion

Regency-era excess on the English Coast.

Madeira Lift

Brighton, England

Madeira Lift

Decrepit Victorian public lift is a white-knuckle ride.

Frank Gilbert Crichlow Plaque

London, England

Frank Gilbert Crichlow Plaque

Celebrating the man behind the Mangrove, a restaurant that became a crucial hub for Black activism in London.

Exhale: Bionic Chandelier

London, England

Exhale: Bionic Chandelier

A living lighting fixture.

10 Hyde Park Place.

London, England

10 Hyde Park Place

A building claimed to be London’s smallest house has an obscure history.

The Gate House, one of the remains of Richmond Palace.

London, England

Remains of Richmond Palace

This site was once home to Henry VIII and Elizabeth I.

The Rolls-Royce commemorative sculpture at the Midland Hotel

Manchester, England

Where Rolls Met Royce

Two of the most notable names in automobile history are commemorated at the place where they're said to have first met.

Skulls in the Manchester Museum

Manchester, England

Manchester Museum

19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.

The Ice Age Andesite Boulder.

Manchester, England

Ice Age Andesite Boulder

A hunk of prehistoric lava rests amid the Gothic architecture of a campus quad.

'The Snowman'

Manchester, England

'The Snowman'

This bronze statue stands throughout the year and illustrates an urgent message about the environment.

Dalton's Entry

Manchester, England

Dalton's Entry

An obscure walkway dedicated to a scientist who helped pave the way for the world to sit up and take notice of Manchester.

"Polite Literature."

Manchester, England

Portico Library and Gallery

A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.

The Tree of Remembrance with pigeons roosting in it.

Manchester, England

Tree of Remembrance

One of the trees in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens is actually a World War II memorial, and it's made of metal.

Beau Brummell statue.

London, England

Beau Brummell Statue

A statue honoring a preeminent 19th-century dandy and important figure of men’s fashion.

Parts of the walls of Old Sarum Castle still stand.

Salisbury, England

Old Sarum Castle

This modest relic, with rich history as a strategic fort through multiple eras.

Secret Spitfires Memorial

Salisbury, England

Secret Spitfires Memorial

A life-size replica of a Spitfire that sits in a quaint suburb.

Medieval Clock at Salisbury Cathedral.

Salisbury, England

Medieval Clock

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

Amesbury Archer in Salisbury Museum

Salisbury, England

Amesbury Archer

Pivotal in the research of early British Bronze Age life, found near Stonehenge.

High Street Gate

Salisbury, England

High Street Gate

This gate served as a small lock-up jail in the 14th century.

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