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This peacock was part of the 2017 holiday show. Its tail feathers are made from kalanchoe and echeveria.

Toronto, Ontario

Allan Gardens Conservatory

The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.

Extinct woolly rhino skull.

Toronto, Ontario

SkullStore Oddity Shop

A collection of human remains, animal body parts, and other macabre curiosities all legally for sale.

Bridgnorth Cliff Railway.

Bridgnorth, England

Bridgnorth Cliff Railway

This charming railway is one of the oldest and steepest funiculars in England.

Queen Charlotte Street.

Windsor, England

Queen Charlotte Street

At just 51 feet and 10 inches long, it's the shortest street in England.

Mausoleum of William Huskisson

Liverpool, England

Mausoleum of William Huskisson

A memorial to the politician who became Great Britain's first fatality to be caused by a locomotive.

Water still flows through

London, England

Traitors' Gate

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

The mural, painted at Yarraville in 2003 by Peter McMahon.

Yarraville, Australia

The Trugo Mural

The artwork celebrates Trugo, a odd yet beloved local sport played only around Melbourne.

Camber Castle.

Rye, England

Camber Castle

Henry VIII's forgotten castle was built by the gunpowder-obsessed king to be defended solely by cannons.

Grasshopper.

London, England

Signs of Old Lombard Street

The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.

Various bones.
Permanently Closed

Castlemaine, Australia

The Departure

An art gallery, studio, and shop that celebrates death.

The headstone at the grave of Little John.

Hathersage, England

Little John's Grave

A headstone notes where the most famous of Robin Hood's legendary Merry Men is reportedly buried.

The Nails outside Bristol's Corn Exchange.

Bristol, England

The Nails

17th-century merchants in Bristol nailed their deals by placing money on these pedestals.

Faraday's lab.

London, England

Michael Faraday's Laboratory

The lab where the scientist made his groundbreaking discoveries is preserved on the basement floor of the Faraday Museum.

Fresque des Québécois

Québec City, Québec

The Murals of Quebec City

A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.

The fountain.

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Witches' Well

The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.

Glenfinnan Monument .

Glenfinnan, Scotland

The Leaning Tower of Glenfinnan

A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.

Cook's Cottage

Melbourne, Australia

Captain Cook's Cottage

The 18th-century home was disassembled into 253 cases and brought all the way from the other side of the world.

The two mice eating cheese. Or are they fighting for it?

London, England

Philpot Lane Mice Sculpture

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

Lindisfarne Causeway

Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England

Pilgrims Way to Holy Island

Twice a day this ancient path disappears with the tides, leaving the Holy Island of Lindisfarne out to sea.

Residential buildings at Ephrata Cloister.

Ephrata, Pennsylvania

The Ephrata Cloister

What looks like a simple quaint estate in rural Pennsylvania was in the 18th century home to a small monastic community.

The Ballroom

Melbourne, Australia

Flinders Street Station Ballroom

An abandoned jewel of a ballroom on the top floor of Australia’s busiest rail station echoes with the sounds of a bygone era.

Gog and Magog and Gaunt's Clock

Melbourne, Australia

Gog and Magog

These mythological giants take time out of their busy day guarding a Victorian market to let you know what time it is.

Golden Boy of Pye Corner

London, England

The Golden Boy at Pye Corner

A portly statue of a golden boy commemorates an unusual cause of the Great Fire of London: the sin of gluttony.

The Wedding Cake House.

Kennebunk, Maine

The Wedding Cake House

The most photographed house in Maine looks good enough to eat.

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