DeKalb, Illinois
The Egyptian Theatre
This architectural stunner is one of the few surviving Egyptian Revival theaters in the U.S.
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Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Birmingham, England
Needless Alley
A small alleyway with an unusual moniker.
Birmingham, England
Ozzy the Bull
A gigantic mechanical bull rages over unsuspecting passengers at Birmingham’s central station.
London, England
Temple Bar
Over several decades, one of London’s most iconic city gates was dismantled, moved out of the city, and then moved back.
Washington, D.C.
International Spy Museum
Home to items never before seen by the public.
London, England
Chi-Chi the Giant Panda
The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.
London, England
Natural History Museum of London
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
London, England
Mary Anning's Plesiosaur
This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.
London, England
Philpot Lane Mice Sculpture
A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.
London, England
The Ruins of St. Dunstan-in-the-East
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
London, England
Remains of the Old London Bridge
Only a few pieces remain of the structure that carried people and goods across the Thames for some 600 years.
London, England
Monument to the Great Fire of London
The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.
London, England
John Harrison's Marine Chronometers
The handiwork of a underdog clockmaker who solved an impossible problem for an Empire, and forever revolutionized seafaring.
London, England
The Tower of London Menagerie
These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.
London, England
The Clockmakers' Museum
This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.
London, England
London Transport Museum
Its collection includes a broad array of social, geographic, graphic design, and political history.
London, England
Difference Engine #2
Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.
London, England
Traitors' Gate
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
London, England
Two Princes Staircase
Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.
London, England
London Underground Labyrinths
A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.
London, England
Battersea Power Station
Pop culture has helped to keep this iconic British building from being destroyed.
London, England
Clock of the Long Now: Prototype 1
A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.
London, England
The Tower Ravens
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
London, England
London Wall
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
