Milan, Italy
'Saint Bartholomew Flayed'
This grisly effigy displays an early Christian martyr who was skinned alive and beheaded.
1110
Places I've been
Places this traveler has marked as been there.
Milan, Italy
BackDoor 43
One of the world’s smallest bars, just 13 square feet, is brimming with speakeasy flair.
Milan, Italy
The Wall of the Dolls
This poignant art installation raises awareness of violence against women.
Milan, Italy
L.O.V.E.
This giant middle finger statue sends an unambiguous message to Italy's bankers.
Milan, Italy
Monumental Cemetery of Milan
Artistic tombs, monuments, and a beautiful "Hall of Fame" lurk inside this cemetery.
Milan, Italy
Bosco Verticale
Two very green residential towers cleaning the air in one of Europe's most polluted cities.
Bourton-on-the-Water, England
Bourton-on-the-Water Model Village
A miniature village mimics the surrounding buildings so well it includes itself.
Stow-on-the-Wold, England
St Edward's Church
This medieval sanctuary's tree-framed door looks like a portal to a mythical realm.
London, England
Container City
Putting the "mod" in "modular" since 2000.
London, England
Longplayer
A musical composition 1000 years in length plays at the Trinity Buoy Wharf in London.
London, England
Dick Whittington’s Cat
A monument to the thrice mayor of London who according to lore made his fortune by selling his rat-chasing cat.
London, England
Monument to the Great Fire of London
The commemorative stone column conceals a secret laboratory.
London, England
St Olave Hart Street
A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.
London, England
Silver Jubilee Crystal Crown
A discarded movie prop that was the original monolith for "2001: A Space Odyssey."
London, England
Tower Bridge’s Dead Man’s Hole
This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.
London, England
Tower Bridge Chimney
An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.
Gwynedd, Wales
Portmeirion Village
A miniature Italianate fantasy village on the coast of Wales and the set of ITC classic "The Prisoner."
Nottingham, England
Watson Fothergill's Office
When it came to designing his own small office building, the eccentric architect wasn't afraid to show the world what he could do.
Nottingham, England
The Flying Horse
A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.
Nottingham, England
The Exchange Murals
These 90-year-old murals of local kings, Vikings, and outlaws hide in plain sight in a beautifully baroque shopping arcade.
Kelvedon Hatch, England
Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker
The biggest and deepest Cold War bunker open to the public can be found in southeast England.
London, England
The Sherlock Holmes Pub and Museum
This London pub hides a peculiar secret: a recreation of the rooms shared at 221b Baker Street by Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson.
London, England
221b Baker Street
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
London, England
Victorian Bath House
This 19th-century Turkish bath house survived the Blitz of London and is now an events venue.
