London, England
The Soho Square Hut
The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.
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London, England
The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.
London, England
Artists and musicians now rule over this former rail station.
London, England
This marine reptile was discovered by one of the 19th century's greatest fossil hunters.
London, England
The library houses an incredible collection of some of the world's most impressive books and manuscripts.
London, England
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
London, England
A vast overgrown cemetery, once known as one of London's "Magnificent Seven."
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
London, England
Repository for more than 22 million pickled specimens.
Brooklyn, New York
A Victorian cemetery in the heart of Brooklyn remains a popular mecca of morbid curiosity.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
This Niagara Falls tourist trap is a world bright with neon and curiosities that will inspire love, hate, or a mixture of both.
Brooklyn, New York
Ride the subways of yesteryear.
Brooklyn, New York
One of the most enjoyable bits of history at Coney Island and “the most romantic ride in the world.”
Ghent, Belgium
This fairytale castle was built as a show of power but was nearly torn down thanks to its history of torture.
Gibraltar
Single runway interrupted by a busy road that cuts across its middle.
Helsinki, Finland
A small island dotted with old, historic Finnish buildings.
Helsinki, Finland
This irregularly shaped sea fortress has defended not one but three different sovereign states.
Helsinki, Finland
This endearingly discomfited urinating statue commemorates the sneaky pees had by us all.
Lübeck, Germany
Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.
Lübeck, Germany
The bells remain in a shattered heap exactly as they fell when the church was bombed in World War II.
Lübeck, Germany
A statue honors the local legend that the devil helped build St. Mary's church after being tricked into thinking it was going to be a wine bar.
Lübeck, Germany
A stunning two-story timepiece within a medieval Brick Gothic church.
Hamburg, Germany
Hamburgers are intensely proud of their tunnel beneath the river.
Norwich, England
A 16th-century footpath said to be haunted by a young girl that died trapped within its misshapen old house.
Norwich, England
A magnificent Victorian garden that brings the charm and style of old-time aristocracy to the 21st century public.