Places Edited by nedavis166

A building that looks like a giant hedgehog, in the middle of East London.

Destroyed by a V-1 flying bomb in 1944, this ruined church is a haunting reminder of the war.

Art under your feet honors the history of a working-class London neighborhood.

Stone carvings celebrate the legacy of a now-defunct theatre.

A living lighting fixture.

This statue in Holland Park might be one of London’s oldest outdoor statues, but its exact origins are unknown.

A boat slowly sinking into the Essex mud flats bearing the names of the disappeared that haunt the Thames Estuary.

This sculpture of a pylon is upside down and askew, as if its main purpose is to confuse passersby.

Visit the grave of a famous feminist author and the mother of Mary Shelley.

This statue includes the molehill that toppled a king.

This small, round building is the entrance to a bomb shelter built in anticipation of World War II.

The remains of a convent turned military barrack in the heart of Madrid.

This colorful and quirky set of pegasus sculptures celebrate the works of poet Zbigniew Herbert.

This memorial is dedicated to the legendary suffragette, who stepped in front of the king's horse during the Epsom Derby.

It celebrates a very stinky task and salutes London's fatberg-vanquishing team.

This bewitching Babylonian goddess haunts a hallway of the British Museum.

This strangely dressed taxidermy creature has a heartbreaking story.

Part of the medieval watchtower is displayed in an otherwise ordinary parking garage.

An existential riddle in the world's largest ancient castle.

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

This landmark church concealed a crypt packed with bones that was discovered thanks to the London Blitz.

A complicated contraption for telling time by the moon.

Angels, demons, and tortured souls on a giant wall mural in a little church.