Brighton, England
Remains of the Royal Suspension Chain Pier
Half-drowned wooden stumps and stone blocks are all that remain of a Victorian landing that was destroyed by storms.
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Brighton, England
Half-drowned wooden stumps and stone blocks are all that remain of a Victorian landing that was destroyed by storms.
Gerrards Cross, England
Locals call it the "Give Peas a Chance" bridge because of its distinct graffiti.
Bath, England
This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.
Avebury, England
The largest stone circle in the world has ended up bringing up more questions than it has answered.
London, England
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
London, England
The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.
London, England
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
London, England
19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.
London, England
The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.
London, England
A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.
London, England
Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.
London, England
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
Brighton, England
The rotting skeleton of a shoreside fun fair that was destroyed by fire and storms still haunts the Brighton ocean view.
Caernarfon, Wales
A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.
Trevor, Wales
The longest and tallest aqueduct in Britain can actually be sailed across.
Caernarfon, Wales
The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.
Stockholm, Sweden
Stockholm's decidedly unique public transit system has doubled as the world's longest art gallery for decades.
Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's "good old days" painstakingly re-created in a model village.
Stockholm, Sweden
It houses the remains of a 17th-century version of the Titanic.
Skagen, Denmark
The northernmost point in Denmark is a turbulent sandbar created by two clashing seas.
Rome, Italy
2300-year-old Roman road connecting the empire.
Rome, Italy
The crypts of Capuchin friars decorated with the bones of over 4,000 friars, including an entire "crypt of pelvises."