TromsĂž, Norway
Polaria
The world's northernmost aquarium looks like it has fallen over.
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TromsĂž, Norway
The world's northernmost aquarium looks like it has fallen over.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The taxidermy remains of the first mammal ever cloned from an adult cell are on display in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A sweet symbol marks the place where torturous executions were once carried out.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A 18th century graveyard and its astonishing cortege of macabre iconography.
Edinburgh, Scotland
360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.
Shildon, England
This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.
London, England
The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.
London, England
The wooden telephone box hidden away in London's Piccadilly was the original prototype of the iconic kiosk.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
London, England
Ship-sized kinetic sculptural fantasy.
London, England
This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.
London, England
This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.
London, England
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
London, England
A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.
London, England
Catacombs turned marketplace.
London, England
A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."
London, England
The remains of the great moral philosopher reside in a university in London.
Oxford, England
The names LĂșthien and Beren can be found inscribed on the shared grave of the famous writer and his beloved wife and muse.
London, England
The cedar tree in Highgate Cemetery earned its title by accident.
London, England
A community of artists and entrepreneurs seeks a simpler life on London's waterways.
London, England
The pioneer of psychoanalysis spent the final year of his life here, still seeing patients on that famous couch.
London, England
Public access to clean drinking water was an instant hit among the masses.