Budapest, Hungary
Dominikánus Udvar
The remains of an ancient medieval monastery can be seen in the basement of a luxury hotel
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Budapest, Hungary
The remains of an ancient medieval monastery can be seen in the basement of a luxury hotel
Honolulu, Hawaii
Visit a World War II era coastal battery in the center of one of Hawaii’s main tourist destinations
Budapest, Hungary
For a city that is so rife with gleaming statues and memorials in alabaster and bronze, this occultish-looking wooden example poses more questions than it answers
Falkirk, Scotland
An amazing house in a park in the middle of Falkirk
Bath, England
Legend has it that Bishop Oliver King dreamed of angels ascending to heaven and ordered the church's reconstruction in the late 1400s
Bristol City, England
Originally made for a film, this replica plane hangs from the ceiling in the front hall of the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery
Llanberis, Wales
What was once the world's second largest slate quarry is now a surreal post-industrial landscape
London, England
The ruins of a once-mighty medieval palace are hidden away in otherwise modern London
Berlin, Germany
The largest stretch of the Berlin Wall is right on top of the former SS headquarters
St. Paul's Bay, Malta
Mysterious prehistoric grooves carved into the Maltese rock, purpose unknown
Florence, Italy
A whimsical Renaissance fountain sculpture from Florence, world-renowned for defying convention.
Budapest, Hungary
A forgotten Art Deco department store in central Budapest, where faded socialist-era retail grandeur meets the haunting beauty of urban decay.
Cardiff, Wales
This Cardiff Bay landmark traces its history back to when Norwegian ships transported coal from Wales.
Glasgow, Scotland
Twenty carved heads in Glasgow take a comical, modern twist to the medieval apotropaic, avenger of evil.
Glasgow, Scotland
A tongue-in-cheek marker at the place where Robert Barr supposedly created Scotland’s favorite soft drink.
Glasgow, Scotland
On this spot Lord Kelvin allegedly discovered absolute zero.
Glasgow, Scotland
This emblematic representation is said to bring the students good fortune.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A public art piece that barely gets recognized, but then that might be the point.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The world's first experimental nutritionist is memorialized as the "Hippocrates of naval medicine."
Edinburgh, Scotland
This small sculpture honors a shuttered bookshop that was the site of a fiery act of protest.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This extraordinary Viking artifact has traveled throughout the city.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A rare remnant of an exposition that took place nearby at the end of the 19th-century.
Edinburgh, Scotland
An artistic interpretation of the history of a Scottish park, combining poetry with anthropomorphic animals.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Designed to illustrate two parts of the human psyche.