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William Oates Sykes Grave

Horbury, England

William Oates Sykes Grave

This unusual gravestone was crafted for cricket lover and master bat maker William Oates Sykes.

Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin

Wakefield, England

Chantry Chapel of St Mary the Virgin

A tiny chapel perched along a 14th-century bridge.

Belfast Titanic Memorial Garden.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Belfast Titanic Memorial Garden

The only monument to name all of the passengers and crew who died on the RMS Titanic.

The Belfast light switched on in 2018

Belfast, Northern Ireland

The Great Light

One of the largest lenses of its kind ever created, this former ship beacon has been brought down to Earth.

Launch Site of the Titanic

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Launch Site of the Titanic

A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.

The Palm House.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Belfast Botanic Gardens Palm House

For part of the year, this innovative greenhouse is painted white to keep the plants from getting scorched.

The alleged friar's grave.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Friar's Bush Graveyard

Celebrated in poem, this tiny hidden cemetery has a big and grisly history.

The now-open gates.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Belfast Peace Lines

These barriers stand as stark reminders of Northern Ireland's troubled past.

At first the Albert Memorial Clock seems nothing special.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Albert Memorial Clock

This massive monument has been telling the time for 150 years—at a slight angle.

Crown Liquor Saloon

Belfast, Northern Ireland

Crown Liquor Saloon

This Victorian-era public house has set the standard for pub-style elegance for over a hundred years.

Alec and his friend.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

'Alec the Goose'

The statue honors a beloved bird that once roamed St. George's Market.

"Polite Literature."

Manchester, England

Portico Library and Gallery

A 19th-century time capsule of travel, fiction, and historic texts still available to the public.

Chetham's Library

Manchester, England

Chetham's Library

Dating back almost 400 years, the oldest public collection library in the United Kingdom was once the study hall of Karl Marx.

Myddelton Passage Police Graffiti

London, England

Myddelton Passage Police Graffiti

These marks in Myddelton Passage aren't your run-of-the-mill vandalism, and they weren't made by your typical vandal.

Covent Garden labyrinth.

London, England

London Underground Labyrinths

A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.

The park in the fall, with Grimaldi's grave visible.

London, England

Joseph Grimaldi Park

An unassuming London park is actually a pilgrimage site for modern clowns.

Goodman’s Fields Horses

London, England

Goodman’s Fields Horses

Metal horses galloping through a London fountain provide a link to the city's past.

Banksy's 'Designated Graffiti Area'

London, England

Banksy's 'Designated Graffiti Area'

Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.

The Meeting Place

London, England

The Meeting Place

This sculpture encompasses the emotion of rail travel.

'The End' by Heather Phillipson, 2020.

London, England

The Fourth Plinth

Originally meant to hold a statue of King William IV, this support sat empty for years. Today, it hosts a rotating cast of public artwork.

A salt beef beigel with all the fixings.

London, England

Beigel Bake

Order a salt beef-loaded beigel at any hour of the day or night at this East End institution.

Dirty Dick's

London, England

Dirty Dick's

This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.

How Mansion House Square might have looked

London, England

Mansion House Square

London's amazing modernist public square that never was.

Sycamore Gap in 2022

Henshaw, England

Sycamore Gap

Also known as “Robin Hood’s tree,” it became a famed location along Hadrian's Wall before it was cut down.

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