London, England
Temple Bar Memorial Dragon
The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.
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London, England
The fierce beast perches atop a pedestal marking where the historic City of London gates once stood.
London, England
A naturally mummified 2,000-year-old man.
London, England
Revel in the Victorian splendor of the world's oldest eating establishment inside a museum.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
London, England
The television series' iconic giant foot was borrowed from this classical painting.
London, England
An inverted staircase above the entrance to the Bethnal Green Underground Station functions as a memorial for people who lost their lives during the worst civilian disaster in the U.K. during World War II.
Seoul, South Korea
This ancient Corinthian helmet is South Korea’s only national treasure of Western origin.
Oxford, England
One of Oxford's greatest treasures likely belonged to England's legendary King Alfred the Great.
Oxford, England
The lantern carried by the infamous Guy Fawkes when he was arrested while attempting to blow the houses of Parliament and the King of England to smithereens
Oxford, England
A rare specimen of the ancient piggy bank of Java resides in one of the unassuming corners of the Ashmolean.
Krakow, Poland
Inside this Krakow church, an explosion of psychedelic color.
Krakow, Poland
Beneath Kraków Old Town's main square lies a hologram-filled medieval market vampire graveyard wonderland.
Wieliczka, Poland
An underground city of salt.
Oswiecim, Poland
The former Nazi Germany concentration camp stands as a museum to remember this dark chapter in European history.
Krakow, Poland
St. Mary's features one of the most spectacularly decorated cathedral interiors in all of Europe.
Krakow, Poland
Remnants from a time before electricity.
Krakow, Poland
Down this Cracovian street resides a plaque with a stark message about the city's air pollution.
Krakow, Poland
Extremely famous in his native country, this Cracovian painter is all but unknown beyond Polish borders.
Warsaw, Poland
An artificial date palm stands as a memorial to Warsaw's Jewish community.
Warsaw, Poland
A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.
Warsaw, Poland
This biographical museum honors the groundbreaking scientist at her birthplace in Warsaw.
Warsaw, Poland
The Polish capital has had a deep connection to its guardian mermaid for almost a millennium now.
Warsaw, Poland
A menacing statue of this mythical creature can be seen at the legendary site of the monster's lair.
Warsaw, Poland
A tribute to the Polish insurgents who fought in the failed attempt to end their city's Nazi occupation.