Belfast, Northern Ireland
Launch Site of the Titanic
A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.
Downe, England
The Origin of On the Origin of Species.
London, England
This long-hidden space above Westminster Abbey now displays the battle gear of the legendary King Henry V.
Ballintoy, Northern Ireland
This short bridge is the only thing connecting a tiny Irish island to the mainland.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
London, England
The monster at the center of the Darwin Center Spirit Collection.
London, England
A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.
London, England
After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
London, England
Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.
Bushmills, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland's Brobdingnagian stepping stones.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
Prague, Czechia
Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.
Prague, Czechia
This tipsy office building in downtown Prague was originally called “Fred and Ginger.”
Prague, Czechia
Macabre astrological automaton clock dating to the late 1400s.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The world's third-largest crystal sphere has sat in the Penn Museum since 1927 with the exception of one outlandish theft.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A tour de force of a fountain, memorializing a man who loved fountains more than anything else.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
An Irish Memorial commemorating those who perished due to potato blight.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Instruments, apparatus, and rare books all relating to chemistry and its related sciences.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ant sculptures march up the side of what used to be an iconic spot in punk rock lore.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This charming colonial alleyway is one of the oldest continuously used residential streets in the U.S.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
A rare view of a preserved Victorian science museum.
Dowth, Ireland
The ancient tomb acts as a calendar that keeps perfect time.
Ronda, Spain
An eccentric collection of antique items shares space with a prop-quality witchcraft museum.