Salisbury, England
Mummified Hand at the Haunch of Venison
The twice-stolen hand of an alleged card cheat, with its final set of playing cards.
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Salisbury, England
The twice-stolen hand of an alleged card cheat, with its final set of playing cards.
Salisbury, England
Several Iron Age artifacts were discovered during excavations of this ancient site.
London, England
This sprawling, Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city.
Colnbrook, England
One of England’s oldest and most haunted inns may have inspired the legend of Sweeney Todd.
Uxbridge, England
Visit the WWII bunker where the British won the battle for the skies.
London, England
The oldest surviving “eel, pie, and mash” shop in London is renowned for its infamous jellied eels.
Bures, England
A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.
Wormingford, England
Was the ravaging reptilian that terrorized this village a dragon, or an escapee from a London menagerie?
Colchester, England
The largest Victorian water tower in Britain.
Colchester, England
Two larger-than-life Sean Henry sculptures blend in with the people of Colchester's high street.
Colchester, England
One of the oldest surviving buildings in Colchester dates back to the 11th century.
Colchester, England
Dating back to the early 12th century, this is the first Augustinian priory established in England.
Manningtree, England
This surreal art house looks like a geometric version of a small chapel.
Great Dunmow, England
This Great Dunmow pond was a breeding ground for medical leeches, as well as the testing ground for the world's first lifeboat.
Warrington, England
This very ornate Victorian gateway seems completely out of place in the modern industrial city of Warrington.
Warrington, England
In Warrington’s Golden Square, it's always tea time.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
This Soviet-era athletic and recreation facility is the highest ice skating rink in the world.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Beatlemania is still going strong... at least in Kazakhstan.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
This sprawling market is a one-stop shop for traditional Kazakh foods, from mare’s milk to sheep’s head.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
In Kazakhstan, a colorful cathedral with many lives once survived the most powerful earthquake in the region.
Southampton, England
Many mysteries surround these objects questioning whether they are cannonballs at all.
Southampton, England
This little-known wall in Southampton stands as one of the most unique and personal monuments to D-Day.
Manchester, England
This haunted 17th-century pub was moved to a new city when it was already almost 300 years old.