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The world's tallest boat lift stands as a massive piece of industrial tourism.

Commemorating the "Little Giant" who ran for the presidency.

This tribute to the fictional detective stands at the famous literary character's address.

A small stone monument marks the spot on Stavely Road where the first of hundreds of missiles touched down during World War II.

A totem pole of heads to represent the different stages of life.

Two tombstones associated with the much-beloved children's story.

The world's longest continuously running show has played at this small West End theater since 1974.

This striking statue brings a scene from the African savannah into central London.

Heralded as the oldest statue in London.

The famous polar explorer stands outside the Royal Geographical Society's headquarters.

The London statue that imitates passersby.

Winding paths and ramshackle mausoleums in the oldest "park cemetery" in London.

This former Masonic lodge has been transformed into part museum, part bar, all awesome.

This small red school was where Germany signed their surrender during WWII.

An image of the legendary saint stands in the shadow of a cathedral she liberated.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

A small island in Lake Garda that was used as a burial site, pirate hideout, and a monastery.

On the shores of Lake Garda, the ruins of a Roman villa that allegedly belonged to the poet Catullus.

This tribute to the founding father of the American dictionary originally contained a spelling error.

This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.

The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.

A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.