London, England
Old Shoreditch Station
Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.
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London, England
Once a train station along the Great Eastern Railway this vibrant coffee shop and bar is where members of London’s creative class mingle.
Vancouver, British Columbia
The colorful, smiling concrete silos of Vancouver.
London, England
London's only public statue of the much-married monarch adorns the gate to St Bartholomew’s Hospital.
Vancouver, British Columbia
This quirky piece of naval artillery has been deafening Canadians for over a century.
London, England
Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
A celebration of one of the West End’s most recognizable figures, who made helping others his life's work.
Québec City, Québec
A contemporary fresco movement illustrates the region's rich history.
Pisa, Italy
The only visible reminders of an elaborate engineering project that kept the tower from reaching the tipping point.
Boston, Massachusetts
A tiny plaque marks the location of the water source that facilitated the birth of modern-day Boston.
Barcelona, Spain
The iconic boulevard is the perfect place to catch sight of a bicycling skeleton, a levitating Satan, or a chef with his head stuck in a pizza.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Washington, D.C.
The little-known, 300-year history of the area includes former lives as a bustling tobacco port, parking lot, and industrial dump.
Masada, Israel
This daunting 1st century fortress was purportedly the site of one of the most dramatic revolts of the Jewish-Roman wars.
Boston, Massachusetts
Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.
London, England
A statue of the original Pearly King is hidden in a church's crypt.
Washington, D.C.
Washington's iconic carousel has a nice piece of Civil Rights history.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
This historic cemetery stopped accepting bodies before many Canadian cities were founded.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
How would you like to dine in the same room where some of the Titanic's victims were embalmed?
Green Gables, Prince Edward Island
Go inside the house that inspired L. M. Montgomery to create one of literature's most beloved heroines.
Washington, D.C.
The unique traffic pattern named for an influential urban planner is also known as the Pedestrian Scramble.
Arlington, Virginia
The romance of early commercial flight still fills this Art Deco destination.
Halifax, Nova Scotia
The profile of one ill-fated deacon was emblazoned forever on this church window during the Halifax explosion.
London, England
This pump on the bad side of Victorian London betrayed a horrifying revelation about the water supply.
London, England
You'd never know the houses at 23-24 Leinster Gardens were fakes—until you see the train tracks on the other side.