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Wapping Old Stairs at low tide.

London, England

Site of Execution Dock

Where condemned pirates met their grisly end at the gallows on the River Thames.

Crow's nest from the Quest.

London, England

Sir Ernest Shackleton's Crow's Nest

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

The long view of Cooper's Row

London, England

London Wall

Scattered throughout London are ancient remnants of the city's former bounding wall.

Photo taken Sep 2022

London, England

Banksy's 'Designated Graffiti Area'

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

The railcars atop the club.

London, England

Village Underground

Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.

Hackney City Farm

London, England

Hackney City Farm

A flourishing garden with pigs, donkeys, goats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens, ducks, and sheep.

Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children

London, England

Former Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children

This hospital helped pave the way for treatment that drove down child-mortality rates in 19th and 20th centuries.

The top of the Stairway to Heaven Memorial.

London, England

Stairway to Heaven Memorial

An inverted staircase above the entrance to the Bethnal Green Underground Station functions as a memorial for people who lost their lives during the worst civilian disaster in the U.K. during World War II.

Dirty Dick's

London, England

Dirty Dick's

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

Ponds at Barbican Estate.

London, England

The Barbican Estate

This sprawling, Brutalist estate feels like a city within a city.

The Blind Beggar

London, England

The Blind Beggar

This East End pub gained notoriety as the site where gangster Ronnie Kray publicly shot a rival.

The Hitchcock Gallery

London, England

The Hitchcock Gallery

Several colorful mosaic panels depict the life and creative genius of the Master of Suspense.

The SINCE 9/11 World Trade Center Artwork, with the London Aquatic Centre behind it.

London, England

World Trade Center Artwork

This sculpture, residing in a quiet corner of a London park, honors the victims of 9/11.

Front view of the statue

Ipswich, England

Bobby Robson Statue

A life-sized statue commemorating the former manager of Ipswich's football team.

A brightly-colored statue of Peter Pan stands at the entrance.

Austin, Texas

Peter Pan Mini-Golf

Roadside Americana, fairy tale characters, and Austin quirkiness come together at this magical course in the heart of Texas' capital city.

Stevie Ray Vaughan Statue

Austin, Texas

Stevie Ray Vaughan Statue

A tribute to a great Texas blues musician.

Commemorative mammoth sculpture made from recycled materials.

Las Vegas, Nevada

Ice Age Fossils State Park

Pleistocene megafauna fossils are the subject of Nevada's newest state park at the northern edge of the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

Musical Parking Garage

Charlotte, North Carolina

Musical Parking Garage

This nine-story building can be played like an instrument.

Grave of John King

Charlotte, North Carolina

Grave of John King

An elephant is carved onto the gravestone of a man who was crushed by one.

Homeless Jesus.

Davidson, North Carolina

Homeless Jesus

The first statue of Christ sleeping on a bench in the United States confused its affluent parish.

World's Largest Peanut

Durant, Oklahoma

World's Largest Peanut

No matter what the plaque under this massive legume says, this is not the world's largest peanut.

Cinnamon Kandy

San Antonio, Texas

Cinnamon Kandy the Circus Elephant

For over 75 years, this cute stone statue has warmed the hearts of San Antonio.

The massive wooden nickel.

San Antonio, Texas

Old Time Wooden Nickel Company

A 2,500-pound wooden nickel makes this woodworking museum easy to spot from the road.

Standing guard.

San Antonio, Texas

Giant Hog Stand

This big empty pig is a nostalgic throwback to mid-20th-century Texas barbecue.

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