London, England
London's Original and All-Inspiring Coffee House
The site of London’s first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.
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London, England
The site of London’s first coffee house has been serving refreshments of one kind or another for 360 years.
London, England
A memorial for public executions that dates back to the 14th century.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
London, England
The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.
London, England
The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.
London, England
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
Tintagel, England
A fantastic castle rumored to be the birthplace of King Arthur.
Tintagel, England
It is said the legendary wizard once lived in this sea cave beneath Tintagel Castle.
Tintagel, England
A whimsical cottage from the 1300s with a preserved Victorian-era post office inside.
Trethevy, England
A unique waterfall that some believe attracts the fairfolk.
Boscastle, England
The world's largest collection of witchcraft regalia.
Berlin, Germany
A monument to the man who almost killed Hitler.
Berlin, Germany
The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.
Berlin, Germany
From Iggy Pop to David Bowie to Nick Cave, this regal music studio has served some of the all time greats.
Berlin, Germany
Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.
Berlin, Germany
A museum specifically dedicated to the Trabant, one of the iconic automobiles of the GDR.
Zurich, Switzerland
This massive boulder was hurled into a Zurich church when a gunpowder depot was struck by lightning in 1652.
Zurich, Switzerland
Hidden in the garden of physicist Erwin Schrödinger's house is a life-size figure of a cat from his famous thought experiment.
Zurich, Switzerland
Museum dedicated to wax representations of disfiguring diseases.
Binz, Germany
A long spiraling walkway winds through the woods, and around a copper beech tree at the center.
Schwerin, Germany
A city's controversial tribute to its founder depicts townspeople flashing their bare behinds.
Binz, Germany
Hitler's bleak vision of relaxation still stands as a mostly abandoned 10,000-room resort complex.
Hamburg, Germany
Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.
Kassel, Germany
This German museum is devoted to all aspects of grave culture from headstones to coffins.