Edinburgh, Scotland
Bennets Bar
This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
This historic pub has maintained much of its 1906 decor, including a small sequestered room for women, where orders were slipped through a tiny window.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Nestled among the living residents is the final resting place of an apothecary plague victim.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Designed to illustrate two parts of the human psyche.
Warrington, England
In Warrington’s Golden Square, it's always tea time.
Glasgow, Scotland
Inscribed on the gate are the names of 29 figures from the University's first five centuries.
Madrid, Spain
One of Madrid's oldest trees, with a long and colorful history, resides in El Retiro Park.
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow's oldest pub has a proud literary tradition and possibly a ghost or two.
Cramlington, England
A million and a half tons of earth were used to create one of the world's largest land sculptures.
Gateshead, England
The largest timber structure in Europe.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This sculpture commemorates a naturalist and an illustrator whose work was a forerunner to modern field guides.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This century-old grotesque has a mysterious history and may not actually be a rabbit.
Shetland Islands, Scotland
The recurring nature of this geographic feature might make it unique in the world.
Xpujil, Mexico
A monument in the shape of the mighty conch honors the history and symbolism behind this shell.
Hartlepool, England
The oldest warship in Europe is still afloat.
Middlesbrough, England
Built in 1911, the Tees Transporter Bridge is one of only six transporter bridges still in operation.
London, England
This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.
London, England
This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.
London, England
The remains of an ancient Roman teenager are memorialized at the base of a modern London landmark.
London, England
London's most popular recording studio, located in the capital's East End, runs partly on solar power and has played host to some of the world's biggest acts.
London, England
This hospital helped pave the way for treatment that drove down child-mortality rates in 19th and 20th centuries.
London, England
You will not be able to miss this building.
London, England
This former medical factory gives home to cutting edge arts in the shadow of a gas works.
London, England
This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.