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Statue of King Æthelberht

Kent, England

Queen Bertha and King Æthelberht

Today, Kent's medieval monarchs hold court on a busy pedestrian thoroughfare—or at least their statues do.

The Mermaid Inn.

Rye, England

The Mermaid Inn

This centuries-old hotel hides a network of secret cellars and passages once used by smugglers.

The Piece of Cheese Cottage sign

Hastings, England

The Piece of Cheese Cottage

This tiny triangular cottage is one of a kind in England, and has housed everything from a watchmaker's studio to coffin storage.

The Chasing lights at Bottle Alley

Hastings, England

Bottle Alley

A long enclosed walkway provides a daily free light show with hypnotic effects.

Find the lamp on a quiet side street just off the Strand.

London, England

Carting Lane Sewer Lamp

The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.

The SINCE 9/11 World Trade Center Artwork, with the London Aquatic Centre behind it.

London, England

World Trade Center Artwork

This sculpture, residing in a quiet corner of a London park, honors the victims of 9/11.

'The Shell Lady of Margate'

Margate, England

'The Shell Lady of Margate'

Overlooking the seaside town of Margate stands a tribute to an artist's lover.

View of the caves.

Margate, England

Margate Caves

This forgotten chalk mine was reopened thanks to a massive effort from the local community.

Royal Harbour, Ramsgate

Ramsgate, England

Royal Harbour, Ramsgate

Ramsgate’s Royal Harbour has the unique status of being the only Royal Harbour in the United Kingdom.

Hugin Longship

Cliffsend, England

Hugin Longship

This longship was a gift to commemorate the 1500th anniversary of the Anglo-Saxons arrival in England.

Museum of London Docklands

London, England

Museum of London Docklands

A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.

The Shambles.

York, England

Shambles of York

Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.

The Oldest Guy Fawkes Effigy

Battle, England

The Oldest Guy Fawkes Effigy

Every fifth of November, effigies of Guy Fawkes are thrown onto bonfires across Great Britain. But this Guy has managed to survive his fiery fate for almost 300 years.

Glastonbury Tor

Glastonbury, England

Glastonbury Tor

This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.

Cheddar gorge and caves.

Cheddar, England

The Cheddar Man and Cannibals Museum

Museum about life, death, and cannibalism in the Stone Age.

Castle Cary Round House

Somerset, England

Castle Cary Round House

One of the best-preserved examples of an old town lock-up in the country.

The Long Bench shelter.

West Sussex, England

The Long Bench

This multicolored meandering masterpiece is Britain's longest bench.

Tempelhof postcard, ca early 1960's

Berlin, Germany

Tempelhof Airport

Berlin's old airport.

The Bebelplatz.

Berlin, Germany

The Bebelplatz

The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".

Information board added to the site by the German government in 2006

Berlin, Germany

Führerbunker Parking Lot

The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.

Buried Tank

Prague, Czechia

Černy's Buried Soviet Tank

A half-buried vehicle in Prague's is the latest iteration in a long-running piece by Czech artist David Černý.

The giant babies of Prague.

Prague, Czechia

'Babies'

Straight out of a nightmare, barcode-faced babies climb up and down Prague's television tower.

The fetus at night.

Prague, Czechia

David Černý's Embryo

One of the famous Czech artist's lesser-known Prague installations appears to be a glowing fetus affixed to a drainpipe.

Zizkov Tower. (freefoto/Flickr)

Prague, Czechia

Žižkov Tower

Looming communist pillar with a Czech twist.

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