London, England
The Great Bed of Ware
This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.
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London, England
This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.
London, England
Eclectic final resting place of the controversial explorer.
London, England
This home on a quiet suburban street is completely covered with vibrant mosaics.
London, England
This small, round building is the entrance to a bomb shelter built in anticipation of World War II.
London, England
A former groundskeeper’s cottage, now famous for being the main location of a hit British comedy game show.
London, England
A small stone monument marks the spot on Stavely Road where the first of hundreds of missiles touched down during World War II.
London, England
London's first edible insect farm offers facility tours and cooking classes.
London, England
A roadside shrine to a late rock god only remains thanks to the unyielding efforts of his fans.
London, England
London's marvelous wildfowl reserve along the Thames.
London, England
This unusually-named reservoir found a second life as a nature preserve.
London, England
These Victorian era devil sculptures were designed to spite a local vicar.
London, England
A secluded green oasis amidst the towering skyscrapers, bears an unusual moniker that reflects one of the city's oldest guilds.
London, England
This plaque in one of London's oldest public hospitals commemorates the first meeting of two of Britain's most famous literary heroes: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
London, England
An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
London, England
This inn of the court provides a fascinating window into London’s legal and architectural history.
London, England
This is London's smallest listed building.
London, England
England's “third-oldest college” has not graduated a single student in over 400 years.
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
This enormous censer uses a pulley system installed over 400 years ago.
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Thanks to an acoustic anomaly, this unassuming stone bench has heard one hundred years of secrets.
A Coruña, Spain
The oldest Roman lighthouse still in use.
London, England
A student driver's nightmare.
London, England
A museum that chronicles the interesting and often dark history of the London docklands, once one of the major trading ports of the world.
London, England
This mysterious pyramid is said to be part of a complex web of occult and Freemason symbols.