Thirsk, England
Kilburn White Horse
England's largest white horse isn't even white.
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Thirsk, England
England's largest white horse isn't even white.
Rievaulx, England
This 11th-century Cistercian abbey was once seized by Henry VIII.
Bilbao, Spain
Giant topiary dog once played a role in a terrorist bomb plot.
London, England
This historic building displays the remains of a victim of the devastating 14th-century plague.
London, England
Named for a doctor who made a breakthrough in London’s cholera epidemic, this 1800s pub was also the site of a queer “kiss-in.”
London, England
This sprawling, Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city.
London, England
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
London, England
A mysterious carving from 17th-century London seemingly depicts a young boy sitting on a bread basket.
London, England
The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.
London, England
Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.
London, England
A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.
London, England
A plaque hangs near the execution place of the Scottish Independence leader famously depicted in "Braveheart."
London, England
London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.
London, England
One of London’s rare Tudor-era buildings is a fate-defying gatehouse for a church.
London, England
This sculpture encompasses the emotion of rail travel.
London, England
These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.
London, England
A relic from ancient Egypt that is purported to have a curse associated with it
London, England
This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.
London, England
The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.
London, England
A lone medieval church tower marooned among the City of London's skyscrapers
London, England
The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.
London, England
This 19th-century Turkish bath house survived the Blitz of London and is now an events venue.
Batu Caves, Malaysia
Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.
Kyoto, Japan
The 10,000 Torii shrine.