Vienna, Austria
Wiener Pestsäule (Vienna Plague Column)
Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.
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Vienna, Austria
Baroque celebration of the end of the Great Plague of Vienna.
Rome, Italy
One of Rome's most picturesque and original bridges was also a popular choice for Grand Tour artists.
Rome, Italy
This is the oldest Roman-made bridge in the city still existing in its original state.
San felice del Benaco, Italy
A small island in Lake Garda that was used as a burial site, pirate hideout, and a monastery.
Benalmádena, Spain
A New York–based physician returned home to Spain to build his own elaborate monument to Christopher Columbus.
Alnwick, England
This enormous secondhand bookstore inside a Victorian train station sparked the "Keep Calm and Carry On" craze.
Alnwick, England
This giant wooden treehouse within a sprawling garden has its own eatery.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
These upturned herring boats make nifty storage sheds for fishing goods.
Bamburgh, England
This museum honors the young maritime hero who became an unexpected Victorian-era celebrity.
Whitby, England
These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This sculpture commemorates a naturalist and an illustrator whose work was a forerunner to modern field guides.
Seaham, England
Locals affectionately dubbed this World War I memorial "Tommy."
Seaham, England
For decades, a bottle factory dumped their waste into these waters—now it's considered the best sea glass beach in England.
Sunderland, England
An enigmatic sculpture depicts a ruined home with debris stretching for over half a mile along the river.
Monkwearmouth, England
This tribute to Sunderland's mining past stands outside the home of its football club.
London, England
Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.
London, England
A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.
Saltburn-by-the-Sea, England
This beautiful example of Victorian engineering is the oldest water-balanced funicular anywhere in the world.
Paris, France
How did a French journalist’s grave become the sexiest statue in the cemetery?
Liverpool, England
Created as a punny statement about genetic engineering this monstrous hybrid statue has become a beloved icon.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The colorful stairs are made with marble from the world's major quarries.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This king penguin is a knighted brigadier of the Norwegian Army.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A labyrinthine network of chambers with a storied past hides below Edinburgh's South Bridge.