Austin, Texas
Uncommon Objects
One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.
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Austin, Texas
One part antique store, one part curiosities hodge-podge.
Heuvelland, Belgium
A Cold War command center is hidden under an idyllic countryside.
Landrethun-le-Nord, France
Underneath a chalk hill in France lies what Hitler hoped would be the underground launching base for a devastating new weapon.
Bruges, Belgium
This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.
Ostend, Belgium
The former home of a trailblazing surrealist is still filled with haunting dolls and grim paintings.
Roubaix, France
Museum in a swimming pool where the water still flows.
Saint-Malo, France
Folklore and history carved into Brittany's coast.
Dénezé-sous-Doué, France
Figures of unknown origin carved into the surfaces of underground caves.
Saint-Georges-des-Sept-Voies, France
Beautiful carved tunnels.
Cossé-le-Vivien, France
A self-built mosaic house and sculpture park.
Rouen, France
An ancient ossuary in Rouen.
Cricqueville-en-Bessin, France
A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.
Chislehurst, England
Shakespeare, David Bowie, Dr. Who, the Saxons, Druids and Romans are all claimed to have all made their mark on these massive man made tunnels.
London, England
Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.
London, England
A five-story homage to tea times past.
London, England
Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.
London, England
Residential building on the Regents Canal is a breeding ground for creativity and innovation.
London, England
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
London, England
This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
Los Angeles, California
This weird abode has inspired everything from the "House on Haunted Hill" to a robot hunter's pad.