San Giovanni in Persiceto, Italy
Statua di Re Gino
A bronze monument to his majesty, King Gino.
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Riola, Italy
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta
A design by master architect Alvar Aalto in a small village in the Apennines near Bologna.
Riola, Italy
Rocchetta Mattei
Sitting on an Italian hilltop is this surreal fortress built by the mad inventor of electrohomeopathy.
London, England
Nimrud Lens
Despite the name, this ancient piece of crystal may not have been a lens at all.
London, England
Pink Floyd Plaque
This London marker celebrates the spot where the world-famous English band was founded.
London, England
Stables Market
Catacombs turned marketplace.
London, England
Center of London
The purported midpoint in London from which all distances are measured has a tragic love story at its core
London, England
Boadicea and Her Daughters
A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.
London, England
Ancient Melancholy Man
This statue in Holland Park might be one of London’s oldest outdoor statues, but its exact origins are unknown.
London, England
Brompton Cemetery
The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.
London, England
Earl's Court Police Box
The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.
London, England
St. Govor’s Well
This ancient spring in central London was featured in a Peter Pan story.
London, England
Elfin Oak
This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.
London, England
Temple Bar Memorial Dragon
The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.
London, England
Queenhithe Mosaic
A timeline of London history on the Thames Path, installed in 2014
London, England
The London Stone
This legendary stone is of unknown origin, and throughout history has been a literal touchstone for British leaders.
London, England
Speakers' Corner
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
London, England
Site of the Tabard Inn
The location Geoffrey Chaucer and tale-telling pilgrims set off for Canterbury in April 1386.
London, England
Dog and Pot Sculpture
A recreation of a sign that Charles Dickens used to see on his walk home.
London, England
Paddington Bear Statue
After nearly 60 years, there's still a bear at Paddington Station looking for help.
London, England
Peter Pan Statue
A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.
London, England
The Fortnum & Mason Clock
At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.
England
St. James’s Theatre Reliefs
Stone carvings celebrate the legacy of a now-defunct theatre.
London, England
York Water Gate
These ornate arches show how the course of the River Thames has changed.
