Glasgow, Scotland
Britannia Panopticon Music Hall
The world's oldest surviving music hall was also once a freakshow.
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Glasgow, Scotland
The world's oldest surviving music hall was also once a freakshow.
London, England
The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A beautiful Greco-Roman structure houses a well once believed to have healing powers.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 16th-century house tells the city's history through old artifacts and quirky tales.
London, England
This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.
London, England
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
London, England
These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.
London, England
The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."
London, England
The last four extravagant street signs of London's historic banking street.
London, England
A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.
London, England
A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This otherwise ordinary close on the Royal Mile constituted the end of the world for Edinburgh’s poorest residents.
London, England
A museum wholly devoted to juvenescence.
Oxford, England
One of Europe's oldest libraries.
London, England
Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.
London, England
Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.
Glasgow, Scotland
Climb this overlooked gem's spiral staircase and you'll be rewarded with spectacular views of Glasgow.
London, England
The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.
London, England
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
London, England
Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.
Great Dunmow, England
An English artist has turned an unassuming ex-council house into a time-lost house of mystery.
London, England
Lovers proclaim their unbreakable bond by leaving their names on locks fastened onto the Shoreditch fence in East London.
London, England
The first tunnel to be dug beneath a river, repurposed as an art and museum space.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This allegedly haunted 16th-century tower house-turned-museum exhibits thousands of spectacular objects.