London, England
Yeoman Warders Club
There's an exclusive Beefeaters pub hidden in the Tower of London.
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London, England
There's an exclusive Beefeaters pub hidden in the Tower of London.
London, England
Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
Williamsburg, Virginia
Giant busts of 42 U.S. presidents sit, crumbling in a field in Virginia.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Many of Edinburgh's more unsavory characters spent their final days behind this door while awaiting their executions.
Iceland
A lonely beacon, precariously perched atop a remote sliver of rock.
Civita, Italy
This quaint Italian town keeps losing ground as the sides of its plateau slowly erode.
Porto, Portugal
A hidden three-foot-wide house separates these two regal churches.
Godalming, England
The hidden "ballroom" under a mansion lake was built by a criminal who ate a cyanide pill during his trial.
Seattle, Washington
A giant Troll lurks under one of Seattle's oldest bridges.
Prague, Czechia
Countless grotesque faces stare out from this eerie Prague art wall.
Coventry, England
This amazing 15th-century mural remained hidden in plain sight for centuries.
North Bend, Washington
Twin Peaks' real life Double R Diner has been restored to its damn fine television look.
Saint Austell, England
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.
Meybod, Iran
Ancient structures used to make and preserve ice in the deserts of Persia.
Zennor, England
This wooden chair dates possibly back to the 15th century, and commemorates a local legend.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The statue honors a beloved bird that once roamed St. George's Market.
Paris, France
This Parisian café sticks almost exclusively to an ethos of reuse.
Vienna, Austria
Apartment complexes built into huge repurposed natural gas tanks.
Frederiksberg, Denmark
A 19th-century subterranean reservoir repurposed as a contemporary art cave.
Antwerp, Belgium
This statue dedicated to the story of a Flemish boy and his dog was relatively obscure in Belgium, but a cult sensation in Japan.
Hong Kong
This hulking behemoth is actually five interconnected towers built in the 1960s.
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
The first ever diner included on the National Register of Historic Places is famous for its custard French toast.
San Francisco, California
The original place where water met land in the City by the Bay is outlined in brass.