London, England
Marianne North Gallery at Kew Gardens
A gallery specifically dedicated to the botanical illustrations of a remarkable traveling lady.
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London, England
Queenhithe Mosaic
A timeline of London history on the Thames Path, installed in 2014
London, England
Highgate Cemetery
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
London, England
Monument to the Great Fire of London
The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.
London, England
Cleopatra's Needle Shrapnel Scars
This ancient Egyptian obelisk still bears the wounds of World War I.
London, England
The Tower of London Menagerie
These wire animal sculptures commemorate the exotic inhabitants that once called the Tower of London home.
London, England
Pudding Lane
The Great Fire of London and the regulation of one-way streets both started in this alley.
London, England
The Coronation Stone
Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.
London, England
‘Out of Order’
A domino effect created with Britain’s iconic telephone boxes.
London, England
Wellcome Collection & Library
The curios of pharmacist and collector Henry Wellcome.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Wojtek the Soldier Bear Memorial
A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.
London, England
Leake Street Graffiti Tunnel
A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.
London, England
'Titania and Bottom'
This macabre painting of a Shakespearean scene looks like something out of a nightmare.
London, England
Torso in Metal from Rock Drill
This haunting sculpture was created as a statement on the mechanized warfare of the First World War.
London, England
The Ghost of a Flea
William Blake claimed to have painted this gothic masterpiece after encountering this nightmarish being in a vision.
London, England
Kyoto Garden
A little slice of Japan and its aesthetics in London's Holland Park.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Camera Obscura & World of Illusions
360° views of the city plus five floors of optical illusions and hands-on science.
London, England
Chi-Chi the Giant Panda
The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.
London, England
Clock of the Long Now: Prototype 1
A clock designed to run with perfect accuracy for 10,000 years.
London, England
The Clockmakers' Museum
This museum inside a museum tells the story of London's timepieces.
Bovington, England
Clouds Hill
This historic home of the author of Lawrence of Arabia, has a history of literary celebrities and monogrammed sleeping bags.
Wareham, England
Bovington Tank Range
A popular day's outing in Bovington consists of watching military tank driving practice.
Osmington, England
Osmington White Horse
Want to properly offend a king? Sculpt a giant hill figure in chalk of him riding out of town.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Golfer's Land
A British plaque explains that a house was built using the spoils of the first international golf bet.
