Canterbury, England
Tomb of the Black Prince
An impressive armored bronze effigy marks the tomb of one of the medieval era's greatest warriors.
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Canterbury, England
An impressive armored bronze effigy marks the tomb of one of the medieval era's greatest warriors.
Canterbury, England
One of England's most famous churches hides a pair of little known architectural treasures.
Whitby, England
These planks were originally installed to hold the dead.
Whitby, England
This tiny traditional smokehouse is the only one left in this historic fishing port.
Whitby, England
The gloomy ruins that inspired Bram Stoker to bring Dracula to life.
Grangemouth, Scotland
The heads of two giant mythological water horses honor Scotland's horselord past.
Falkirk, Scotland
Old-fashioned knowledge and modern engineering create the world's only rotating boatlift.
Glasgow, Scotland
An icon of the Battle of Britain is frozen in flight in a grand Victorian museum.
Glasgow, Scotland
This stately monument has been wearing a traffic cone hat for decades much to the delight of the locals.
Glasgow, Scotland
This Scottish museum is the only one in the world to focus not on one religion but all of them.
Glasgow, Scotland
"Respectful to the dead, safe and sanitary to the living, dedicated to the Genius of Memory..."
Rome, Italy
More sculpture than building, this architecturally significant temple was built on the spot of Saint Peter's crucifixion.
Rome, Italy
A mysterious chasm in the heart of the ancient Roman Forum, the Lacus Curtius was once believed to be a gateway to hell.
Rome, Italy
Museum dedicated to literary greats of the Romantic Period is also the home in which Keats met his untimely end.
Rome, Italy
The yawning maw of this pagan visage is said to bite off the hands of liars.
Venice, Italy
Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
The last holdout of a pre-Civil War rebel who took the matter of slavery into his own hands.
Baltimore, Maryland
The trials and tribulations of marking Poe’s grave.
Los Angeles, California
The blinking light atop the iconic landmark has been sending secret messages for decades.
Los Angeles, California
This quirky UFO-shaped curiosity is often mistaken for the airport’s control tower.
Los Angeles, California
A three-story, three-dimensional hobo clown in a tutu welcomes CVS shoppers.
Los Angeles, California
There are lots of hands and feet stamped in the cement in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theater, but Mel left behind something extra.
Denver, Colorado
One of the greatest heroes of the Titanic tragedy came from humble beginnings to this beautiful home.
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Even in death, he's still your huckleberry.