London, England
St Bride's Church & Charnel House
This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.
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London, England
This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.
London, England
The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
London, England
The "lost friend” is the most famous of the six moai statues that were removed from Easter Island.
London, England
This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.
London, England
The world's longest continuously running show has played at this small West End theater since 1974.
London, England
This magnificently macabre shield shows the power of chivalrous love in medieval times.
London, England
These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.
London, England
A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.
London, England
This ancient oak plays host to carvings of magical elves, gnomes, witches, and other creatures prominent in local folklore.
London, England
A statue marks the exact spot where The Boy Who Never Grows Up made his first literary appearance.
London, England
Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.
London, England
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
London, England
This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.
London, England
An unusual ode to the late Irish playwright, complete with a squiggly bust and coffin-shaped bench.
Hartford, Connecticut
The former home of Samuel Clemens and family remembers the happiest period of the author's life.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
An off-the-beaten-path place to literally hang beneath Milwaukee's Holton Street Bridge.
Clarksville, Indiana
The massive, original Colgate Clock is mounted on a defunct factory building that was once a prison.
Dayton, Ohio
A real flying saucer, contracted by the U.S. Air Force.
Dayton, Ohio
You can walk through the first Boeing Air Force One, which famously carried JFK's casket from Dallas back to D.C.
Riverside, Ohio
Inside houses a vast collection of military aircraft and missiles spanning the ages.
Chicago, Illinois
This massive stained-glass masterpiece is thought to be the largest Tiffany dome in existence.
Indianapolis, Indiana
A park where you can watch the highway zoom past.
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
An artisanal toy-maker’s works are highlighted in this museum dedicated to the craft of toys.