Birmingham, England
'A Life in the Year of the Chinchillas'
The ceiling of this shopping arcade is adorned with six trompe-l’œil artworks, including a grim funeral scene.
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Birmingham, England
The ceiling of this shopping arcade is adorned with six trompe-l’œil artworks, including a grim funeral scene.
Birmingham, England
This 19th-century performer's gravestone identifies her as "the smallest woman ever in this Kingdom."
Birmingham, England
A collection of windows created by two of the foremost leaders in the British Arts and Crafts Movement.
Birmingham, England
A bench and a bridge pay tribute to Birmingham's favorite heavy metal band.
Cannock, England
Austrian and Germans who died on British soil during World War I and II are buried here.
Birmingham, England
A hidden gem in the middle of the city's infamous Jewelry Quarter.
Dudley, England
This pub can leave even the sober feeling slightly unsteady.
Berlin, Germany
A massive relic of the communist era of Berlin.
Berlin, Germany
Keep your eyes out for this "ghost" and walking pun.
Berlin, Germany
Concerts, art, offices, and a café in what used to be Berlin's first crematorium.
Berlin, Germany
One of downtown Berlin's last reminders of its Communist past.
Berlin, Germany
The walls of Germany's Parliament still show the scars of the Red Army takeover in World War II.
Berlin, Germany
This little museum is making sure that the art and history of the graffiti sticker is not scraped from history.
Berlin, Germany
This Berlin island is home to a flock of free-roaming peacocks, as well as a historic ivory folly.
Berlin, Germany
A surreal museum of extraordinary industrial objects.
Manchester, England
Two of Manchester’s oldest buildings were moved twice.
Manchester, England
The former home of one of the U.K.’s most notable families of suffragettes is now a museum dedicated to women’s rights.
Manchester, England
The remnants of a depressing public toilet are now a hub of ever evolving street art.
Brussels, Belgium
Known as "The Spewer," this bizarre fountain has an even stranger urban legend behind it.
Brussels, Belgium
One of Hollywood's most iconic actresses was born in an upscale Brussels neighborhood in 1929.
Brussels, Belgium
A wonderfully kitsch bookstore the size of a supermarket.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Manchester, England
This 19th century police station now puts the history of the Manchester City Police on display.
Manchester, England
Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.