Southampton, England
Ruins of Holyrood Church
Now a memorial to merchant sailors and Titanic victims, this medieval church was destroyed by bombing raids in 1940.
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Southampton, England
Now a memorial to merchant sailors and Titanic victims, this medieval church was destroyed by bombing raids in 1940.
Rjukan, Norway
For six months of the year, three giant mirrors direct a pool of sunshine onto this otherwise occluded town.
Cologne, Germany
The largest bell in the world has been swinging high above a Cologne cathedral for almost a century.
Waco, Texas
A musical sanctuary that preserves gospel’s Golden Age is tucked inside a library at Baylor University.
El Paso, Texas
The wreckage of a crash that killed nine people still litters the Franklin Mountains.
Fredericksburg, Texas
An enormous pink granite batholith, long attributed with spiritual powers by the Tonkawa Indians.
London, England
A quiet memorial to those who died saving others in the heart of the City of London.
London, England
A tribute to all the green-thumbed workers who tend London’s public parks and gardens.
London, England
The gigantic skull of a long-extinct species that once roamed the forests of England and Ireland.
London, England
This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.
London, England
A collection of comics, graphic novels, animation and caricatures devoted to exploring this often overlooked art form.
London, England
This museum tucked below a charming cafe gives a brief snapshot of photographic history.
London, England
A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.
London, England
This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.
London, England
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
London, England
The broken skateboards that became a poignant memorial to a murdered skater.
London, England
A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.
London, England
This massive collection of British military artifacts includes the heartbreaking personal letters of the men in the trenches of WWI.
Orlando, Florida
Remarkably realistic Florida shoal bass "swim" inside this large globoid sculpture.
Asheville, North Carolina
This rare basilica nestled right in downtown Asheville is an architectural marvel, inside and out.
Asheville, North Carolina
This giant iron playfully pays tribute to an early 20th-century architectural trend.
Fairhope, Alabama
This small hut in the middle of a parking lot was once the wooded sanctuary of the 'Hermit of Montrose.'
Elberta, Alabama
Alabama has a fiberglass Stonehenge. With apologies to Spinal Tap, this one is full-size.
Biloxi, Mississippi
A historic Civil War estate-turned-museum looks back on the Confederate States of America.