Edinburgh, Scotland
'Center of Edinburgh' Bollard
This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
This mundane post marks the old location of the city's main postal hub.
Tbilisi, Georgia
You'll find just about anything in this funky Tbilisi flea market.
Washington, D.C.
A museum cafe showcases Native American dishes and indigenous ingredients from across the Western Hemisphere.
Warsaw, Poland
Hundreds of notes give thanks to the patron saint of lost causes.
Nottingham, England
These 90-year-old murals of local kings, Vikings, and outlaws hide in plain sight in a beautifully baroque shopping arcade.
Skagway, Alaska
A monument commemorating the role of Alaska's native Tlingit guides in the Klondike Gold Rush.
Sheffield, England
Amidst towering office buildings, a local pub lives inside Sheffield’s oldest surviving domestic building.
Nottingham, England
An engineering error ensured this cavernous 350-foot-long subterranean thoroughfare was never used as intended.
Warsaw, Poland
A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.
New Orleans, Louisiana
This distinctive Crescent City tradition dates back to the days of horse-drawn carriages.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Overlooking the burial ground is a tower designed to prevent thieves from snatching the recently deceased.
Lincoln, England
The oldest of the three remaining bridges in England with buildings on top of them.
Warsaw, Poland
In the summer, the area around this sculpture transforms into a vibrant concert venue.
Bayeux, France
This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.
Warsaw, Poland
Special benches that play Chopin's music are scattered throughout his native city.
Warsaw, Poland
The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.
Warsaw, Poland
An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.
London, England
This Viking gravestone carved in a rare runic style was dug up from a London churchyard.
London, England
It's a mystery why these remains were found with no traces of their bodies in sight.
Washington, D.C.
The first memorial dedicated solely to the Black troops who fought for the Union.
London, England
The fences outside some of South London's estates are made from recycled World War II stretchers.
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin's most modern, visually spectacular bridge is modeled after Ireland's national emblem.
Warsaw, Poland
These 18th-century paintings of Warsaw were used to reconstruct the city after World War II.
London, England
Hidden in the courtyard of the Victoria and Albert Museum is a little-known tribute to two celebrity pooches.