Budapest, Hungary
Shoes on the Danube Promenade
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
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Budapest, Hungary
A trail of iron footwear stands as a monument to the thousands executed along this riverbank during WWII.
Budapest, Hungary
How did an Australian statue of the Bard of Avon end up in the Hungarian capital?
Leeds, England
The name of this suspended sculpture is Latin for "high horse," which is exactly what it is.
Leeds, England
Winner of the Leeds Award for Architecture and the Environment.
Lancaster, England
The largest cave chamber in Britain—big enough to fit a whole cathedral inside.
Whitby, England
The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.
Whitby, England
These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.
Whitby, England
These carved, weathered stones once gave mail carriers and pub goers a leg up.
Mansfield, England
The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.
Cleethorpes, England
This tiny business claims to be "the smallest pub on the planet."
Manchester, England
A giant wooden soda bottle pays homage to a distinctly British drink on the very spot where it was invented.
Manchester, England
Be on the lookout for the symbolic insect all over the city.
London, England
An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.
London, England
This one has sailed five times as far as Sir Francis Drake's famous ship.
London, England
An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.
London, England
Murals of the wild parties once held on the frozen River Thames.
Nottingham, England
The English Civil War began right here in 1642.
Nottingham, England
A spooky juxtaposition of caves and graves gives this legend-filled cemetery a particularly haunting vibe.
Nottingham, England
This unchanged Victorian park is rumored to have been the inspiration behind Peter Pan's Neverland.
Nottingham, England
These 90-year-old murals of local kings, Vikings, and outlaws hide in plain sight in a beautifully baroque shopping arcade.
Nottingham, England
A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.
Berwick-upon-Tweed, England
One of the few surviving examples of Victorian-era public toilets now houses a small homestay.
Holy Island of Lindisfarne, England
This tidal island, a sacred site in early English Christianity, was the target of a notable Viking invasion.
Bamburgh, England
This museum honors the young maritime hero who became an unexpected Victorian-era celebrity.