London, England
Isokon Flats
An exercise in radical design and social living that became the epicenter of Soviet spy networks in London.
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London, England
An exercise in radical design and social living that became the epicenter of Soviet spy networks in London.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The dance of this huge clock is a magnificent and eerie commentary on good and evil in the history of humankind.
Munlochy, Scotland
A pagan tradition of draping trees with rags eerily lives on.
Valencia, Spain
This massive fiberglass Gulliver turns every visitor into a Lilliputian.
Barcelona, Spain
An unusual stroll through gentlemen's erotica demonstrates that pornography is timeless.
Barcelona, Spain
Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.
Barcelona, Spain
This cemetery features modernist statues as strange as its name.
Barcelona, Spain
One of Antoni Gaudí's most classic buildings is well-known for its "dragon-back" design.
Beijing, China
The world's longest outdoor escalator takes visitors to the top of China's largest dam and is also shaped like a dragon.
Chester, England
The western face was supposedly left clock-less to snub the Welsh.
Conwy, Wales
A former fisherman's hut deemed too small for habitation is now a delightful tourist draw.
Waterloo, England
A hundred copies of Antony Gormley's naked body stare out across the water.
England
The view from this giant Stone Age toad is unexpectedly beautiful.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales
This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.
Manchester, England
19th century museum with an eclectic mix of curiosities, from Egyptian artifacts to items on archery history to the skull of the world's oldest horse.
Caernarfon, Wales
The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.
East Sussex, England
These stark white cliffs were spat up by the sea and are slowly being retaken by it.
East Sussex, England
England's most notorious suicide spot.
London, England
Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.
Chester, England
Mysteriously stacked storefront paths give this medieval British town an iconic style like none other.
Edinburgh, Scotland
One of the oldest scientific gardens in Britain, containing more than 13,302 plant species in its core collection.
Marazion, England
A island reachable by a causeway at low tide is possibly one of the earliest Western European locations to be identified in text.
Edinburgh, Scotland
360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.