London, England
Sir John Soane's Museum
A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.
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London, England
A cluttered and astounding collection of antiquities and curiosities.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the largest underground systems runs under Canada's largest urban center.
Toronto, Ontario
A monument to the 17,000 Chinese who worked and died to build Canada's Pacific Railway.
Toronto, Ontario
One of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World holds the world's tallest metal staircase.
Toronto, Ontario
A 98-room castle in the middle of Toronto that bankrupted a 19th century electricity multimillionaire.
Toronto, Ontario
A collection of more than 12,000 shoes, displayed in a building shaped like a shoebox.
Toronto, Ontario
The Victorian-era greenhouse is stuffed with tropical plants, and open 365 days a year.
Canterbury, England
One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.
Gateshead, England
Huge winged monument in the United Kingdom.
Bath, England
This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.
Oxford, England
A theatre built to house the rowdy Oxford graduation ceremonies became the stage for a debate about God's existence.
Oxford, England
An extraordinary collection of scientific instruments - and Einstein's chalkboard - inside the world's oldest purpose built museum building.
Swaffham, England
Climb to the top of this windmill for a scenic panorama and up-close look at wind energy production.
Norwich, England
A magnificent Victorian garden that brings the charm and style of old-time aristocracy to the 21st century public.
London, England
Catacombs turned marketplace.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
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
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
London, England
This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.
Vatican City
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
Rome, Italy
More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.
Rome, Italy
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
Rome, Italy
Hundreds of lucky felines haunt the ruins where Caesar was murdered.