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The Xu Zhimo Memorial.

Cambridge, England

Xu Zhimo Memorial

A monument to one of the most famous modernist Chinese poems and its poet.

Scott Polar Research Institute Museum & Library

Cambridge, England

Scott Polar Research Institute Museum & Library

An extraordinary library and archive dedicated to the history of the Arctic and Antarctic poles.

The piece of timber.

London, England

Roman Wharf Timber

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

Victoria Park's Old London Bridge Alcoves

London, England

Victoria Park's Old London Bridge Alcoves

These remnants of Old London Bridge possess unique acoustics that allow for whispered conversations to carry from one side to the other.

The Museum

London, England

V&A Museum of Childhood

A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.

Exterior of St Olave's, taken from Seething Lane.

London, England

St Olave Hart Street

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

Crow's nest from the Quest.

London, England

Sir Ernest Shackleton's Crow's Nest

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

The nose on Admiralty Arch.

London, England

Seven Noses of Soho

Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.

Algerian Coffee Stores

London, England

Algerian Coffee Stores

Since 1887, this old-school shop has stacked its shelves with extraordinary coffees and teas.

The view from the laboratory.

London, England

Monument to the Great Fire of London

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

Clock of the Long Now: Prototype 1

London, England

Clock of the Long Now: Prototype 1

A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.

221b, Baker Street

London, England

221b Baker Street

The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.

The recreated apartment.

London, England

The Sherlock Holmes Pub and Museum

This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.

Black Star Square.

Accra, Ghana

Black Star Square

An enormous public square and parade ground built to celebrate Ghana's independence.

‘Sir Guy and the Dun Cow’

Coventry, England

‘Sir Guy and the Dun Cow’

This oft-overlooked public artwork depicts another Warwickshire legend.

Guillotine Stop Lock East.

Birmingham, England

Kings Norton Stop Lock

This ingenious engineering solution was built to stop the "theft" of canal water.

Aston Hall

Birmingham, England

Aston Hall

This ornate English estates "Prodigy House" still bears the cannonball marks of civil war.

The Black Sabbath bench on the Black Sabbath Bridge.

Birmingham, England

Black Sabbath Bridge

A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.

Birmingham Back to Backs

Birmingham, England

Birmingham Back to Backs

A collection of historic buildings in central Birmingham blend seamlessly into the cityscape but have an interesting story to tell.

Birmingham Library

Birmingham, England

Library of Birmingham

The largest public library in the United Kingdom was designed to reflect the industrial and artistic history of the city where it stands.

May you rest in peace.

Birmingham, England

'A Life in the Year of the Chinchillas'

The ceiling of this shopping arcade is adorned with six trompe-l’œil artworks, including a grim funeral scene.

Named after Ozzy Osbourne.

Birmingham, England

Ozzy the Bull

A gigantic mechanical bull rages over unsuspecting passengers at Birmingham’s central station.

Wheatley Lock-Up

Wheatley, England

Wheatley Lock-Up

Over 100 years ago this pyramidal holding cell was reserved for rowdy drunks but now only offers five minute sentences.

View of the Devil's Quoits

Witney, England

The Devil's Quoits

A renovated henge and stone circle just south of Stanton Harcourt village.

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