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Planes@Plaza Store

Schiphol, Netherlands

Planes@Plaza

This old KLM airplane cut into three parts was transformed into an eclectic airport gift shop.

Haarlem's Big Church.

Haarlem, Netherlands

Grote Kerk

This towering church is home to a world-famous organ and a treasure trove of medieval art.

Leiden's Monumental Urinal

Leiden, Netherlands

Leiden's Monumental Urinal

This public toilet built in the famous Amsterdam School architectural style is a Dutch national monument.

Van de Wall telescope.

Leiden, Netherlands

Van der Wall Telescope

Once the world's biggest telescope, it was later used as a coat hanger by a famous Dutch astronomer.

Old and new signatures.

Leiden, Netherlands

Ehrenfest's Signature Wall

For over 100 years the most important physicists in the world have autographed this university wall.

Rhenish foot and rod

Leiden, Netherlands

Rijnlandse Roede (Rhenish Rod)

An unassuming rod in the Netherlands was once the old standard unit of length for the entire Dutch empire.

The pub's old entrance with Heineken logo.

Leiden, Netherlands

Café De Vergulde Kruik (The Gilded Jar Café)

One of the Leiden's oldest pubs is also the birthplace of the Heineken star.

Einstein Sink

Leiden, Netherlands

Einstein's Sink

A lecture hall sink once used by Einstein and other noted physicists is now regarded as a strange science relic.

De Waag at the Nieuwmarkt in Amsterdam.

Amsterdam, Netherlands

De Waag

Amsterdam's former hotspot for public executions and dissections.

'Merry-Go-Round'

London, England

'Merry-Go-Round' Painting

A haunting painting meant to capture the calamity of World War I.

Whitechapel Bell Foundry

London, England

Whitechapel Bell Foundry

This unassuming building produced some of the world's most famous bells.

Memorial to the Women of World War II.

London, England

Memorial to the Women of World War II

The bronze uniforms commemorate the vital role of women during World War II.

A pair of parakeets in a tree, London.

London, England

London's Rose-Ringed Parakeets

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

Faux Number 10 Downing Street.

London, England

10 Adam Street

England's most famous front door has an accidental doppelganger.

TEA Building

London, England

Tea Building

A building that survived WWII, possibly on the virtue of its name alone.

Queen Caroline's Bath.

London, England

Queen Caroline's Bath

The plunge pool is a surviving relic of a rowdy royal residence.

The view from the laboratory.

London, England

Monument to the Great Fire of London

The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.

Find the lamp on a quiet side street just off the Strand.

London, England

Carting Lane Sewer Lamp

The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.

Crystal Palace Subway.

London, England

Crystal Palace Subway

A relic of Victorian grandeur hides beneath a busy South London road.

Signs to the offices that were once in the tunnels.

London, England

Down Street Underground Station

The secret wartime bunker built on the platforms of an abandoned Tube station.

At the entrance to Burlington House stand two K2 telephone boxes.

London, England

K2 Telephone Boxes

The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.

Water still flows through

London, England

Traitors' Gate

The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.

The dragon.

London, England

Temple Bar Memorial Dragon

The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.

Natural History Museum of London

London, England

Natural History Museum of London

Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.

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