London, England
Roman Wharf Timber
The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.
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London, England
The 2,000-year-old beam is tucked within the pedestrian entrance to the old London Bridge.
London, England
The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.
London, England
Tucked away in the Tower of London is the weapon once used to execute high-profile prisoners.
London, England
These morbid carvings remind churchgoers of the inevitability of death.
London, England
These official units of measurement—including chains and perches—lie hidden beneath tourists' feet in a popular London hub.
London, England
This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.
London, England
This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.
London, England
Thanks to modern navigational tools we now know that the true prime meridian runs through a park next door.
Bender, Moldova
A unique collection of Soviet military artifacts lies hidden away in a disused train, in the unrecognized Eastern European republic of Transnistria.
Tiraspol, Moldova
A forgotten remnant of the Soviet Union, Transnistria is an unrecognized country hidden behind a heavily militarized border between Moldova and Ukraine.
Slavutych, Ukraine
The last planned Soviet city was built for the former residents of Prypiat after the Chornobyl disaster.
Brno, Czechia
A former top secret nuclear fallout shelter now operates like a hotel stuck in the Cold War.
Dolní Morava, Czechia
The world's greatest slide descends 18 stories from this looping mountaintop viewing platform.
Vysoký Újezd, Czechia
This former quarry is now a picturesque gorge that hides a sunken lake.
Hřensko, Czechia
Europe's largest natural bridge has a 19th century royal chateau built into its side.
Brno, Czechia
Europe's second largest ossuary wasn't discovered until 2001.
Prague, Czechia
Street artists transformed an abandoned air vent into the beloved Star Wars robot.
Prague, Czechia
Buried five stories underground, this Soviet bunker is packed with gas masks and Cold War paraphernalia.
Vilémovice, Czechia
The deepest sinkhole in Central Europe comes with a grisly tale and an unusual nickname: “The Stepmother Abyss.”
George, Washington
A bust of the first president welcomes visitors to the only town in America called George, Washington.
Spokane, Washington
This inanimate goat created by the "welding nun" has been helping to clean up the city of Spokane for more than 40 years.
Wallace, Idaho
This oddity shop contains everything from antique tools to a human skeleton.
Spokane, Washington
A giant milk bottle from the 1930s beckons drivers to this diner.
Redmond, Washington
This Cold War missile launch site has been abandoned for 40 years.