London, England
Mold Gold Cape
This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.
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London, England
This intriguing Bronze Age artifact spent centuries hidden within a Welsh faerie hill.
London, England
At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.
London, England
The bones of two medieval royal lions were discovered at the historic fortress.
London, England
A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.
London, England
This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.
London, England
This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.
London, England
These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.
London, England
An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.
London, England
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
London, England
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
London, England
Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.
London, England
This pub was 238 years old when it decided to revamp its image: It started serving Thai food.
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 Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.
London, England
An alleyway plaque is all that remains of the independent Texas' envoy that forgot to pay their rent for over a century.
London, England
One part local history, 99 parts gruesome haunted house.
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.
London, England
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Vancouver, British Columbia
An effigy of Vancouver's Gastown neighorhood's namesake.
Vancouver, British Columbia
The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.
Vancouver, British Columbia
What happens when a sculptor has to find a way around a 100-year-old copyright.
Vancouver, British Columbia
A working steam clock, one of only a few in the world, located in Vancouver's Victorian Gastown.
Vancouver, British Columbia
Traditional 15th century Chinese garden in the middle of Vancouver.