London, England
Alexandra Palace Transmitter Mast
The first regular high-definition TV transmissions were made from this seemingly out-of-place mast located on one corner of a Victorian-era entertainment venue.
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London, England
The first regular high-definition TV transmissions were made from this seemingly out-of-place mast located on one corner of a Victorian-era entertainment venue.
Dublin, Ireland
Tiny silver and copper fish set inside blue-green lights are like windows to the underwater world.
Forres, Scotland
A reminder of the gruesome punishments delivered to those who were found guilty during Scotland's witchcraft trials.
Galashiels, Scotland
The only panel of the Great Tapestry of Scotland that has been replaced, after the original was stolen.
Dunblane, Scotland
Perhaps the smallest monument dedicated to one of Great Britain's longest serving monarchs.
Coldstream, Scotland
This Scottish tollhouse was a destination for clandestine marriages in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Port Glasgow, Scotland
A sculpture dedicated to this town’s rich shipbuilding heritage.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This giant foot is all that remains of a massive concrete play structure that once stood on the outskirts of Edinburgh.
Lisnagrave, Ireland
The eerie remains of one of Ireland's oldest castles, said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who brings ill fate.
Cork, Ireland
On the clock tower at St. Anne's Church in Cork, you never know which face is telling the truth.
London, England
This sculpture of a pylon is upside down and askew, as if its main purpose is to confuse passersby.
London, England
With a history stretching back to the 16th century, this pub has a few stories to tell.
London, England
These remnants of Old London Bridge possess unique acoustics that allow for whispered conversations to carry from one side to the other.
London, England
The location Geoffrey Chaucer and tale-telling pilgrims set off for Canterbury in April 1386.
Ellary, Scotland
This remote Scottish cave has been a site of Christian pilgrimage for many centuries.
Lochgilphead, Scotland
A mysterious solitary standing stone from the Neolithic period.
Glasgow, Scotland
A mythological Celtic beast built with thousands of colorful tiles stands guard over a historic canal junction.
Crawford, Scotland
These crumbling ruins are all that's left of the ancestral home of Clan Crawford.
Cork, Ireland
Inside Cork's Kent station stands its country's longest-serving postbox.
London, England
Late Mesolithic settlements and Bronze Age burials have been excavated at this ancient woodland on the top of a hill.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A colorful mural decorates one of the city's oldest animal shelters.
Inverkeithing, Scotland
This impressive Gothic church dates back to 1244 and stands on the site of one of the first churches in Scotland.
London, England
One of London’s rare Tudor-era buildings is a fate-defying gatehouse for a church.
London, England
A mysterious suspended hand greets unsuspecting visitors at the Tower of London.