Paris, France
Cannonball of the Hotel de Sens
A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.
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Paris, France
A lone cannonball remains lodged in the walls of the Hotel de Sens as a sober reminder of a revolution.
Paris, France
135 bronze medallions mark a French meridian line which once rivaled the hotshot Greenwich timeline.
Paris, France
The oldest stone house in Paris was built by its most famous alchemist.
Paris, France
Indents in the pavement are all that remain from a grisly death machine in Paris.
London, England
The bar where "The Great Train Robbery" was planned was once a nexus of high society and low morals.
London, England
The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.
London, England
This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.
London, England
London's old-school healing garden.
London, England
The remains of Crystal Palace Great Exhibition of 1851.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This series of Scottish caves has no clear purpose other than baffling historians.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Ruined 11th century abbey built by King David I in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Edinburgh, Scotland
360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.
Dublin, Ireland
This courtly monument celebrates an influential comedian who turned taking the piss out of the powers-that-be into an art.
Dublin, Ireland
The gorgeous library at Trinity College is home to remarkable treasures of Irish identity.
Prague, Czechia
The last municipal pneumatic post system in the world was in operation for over 100 years, and may run again.