London, England
Crossness Pumping Station
This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.
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London, England
This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
London, England
A closed London rail station created to cart away the dead still bears the marks of attempts to make it less morbid.
London, England
Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.
London, England
Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.
London, England
These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.
Manchester, England
Since 2017, the remains of Stretford's industrial past have been occupied by a collection of gnomes.
Manchester, England
Have a seat with the father of modern computing at this Manchester monument.
Sanquhar, Scotland
A 13th-century stronghold that has fallen into ruin.
Denbigh, Wales
Believed to be an execution site used by King Arthur after he was embarrassed.
Perth, Scotland
Several bricks indicate the various flood levels this crossing has survived over the centuries.
Buckfastleigh, England
This historic Benedictine monastery brews a booze so toxic that it has often been blamed almost singularly for Scottish hooliganism.
Larne, Northern Ireland
These vehicles were once a regular sight traveling up the Antrim Coast Road from Larne.
Larne, Northern Ireland
An unassuming tribute to engineer William Bald and the workers who built one of Europe's most scenic coastal roads.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Step into Narnia at this small park featuring statues from "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe."
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
The ruins of this medieval castle in Northern Ireland have inspired artists from C.S. Lewis to Led Zeppelin.
Cologne, Germany
The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.
Krakow, Poland
Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.
Oslo, Norway
The design of this beautifully crafted building was inspired by Norwegian glaciers.
Stockholm, Sweden
This legendary dessert was served to Nobel laureates for decades.
Stockholm, Sweden
A 130-year-old urinal is the oldest of Stockholm and perhaps all of Sweden.