Places Edited by rbenn250

Once upon a time these giant concrete tanks were used by local fishermen to clean their wild-caught mussels.

A sinister pyramid in the Frari contains the heart of the famous neoclassical sculptor.

The medieval-looking hammer beam teak roof may be a Victorian vanity, but it's still absolutely magnificent.

A typographic tribute to the many comedic greats who make Great Britain laugh.

One man's remarkable private collection of art from around the world.

Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.

Manchester salvaged this sculpture of the adopted Mancunian when it was no longer wanted in Ukraine.

The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War.

This palatial spiral staircase was so unusual the name "snail" was given to the noble family who built it.

A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.

Locals spent years successfully fighting to save this beloved Brutalist behemoth from demolition.

A mysterious demonic figure peers down from its perch within the gorgeous Chester Cathedral.

This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.

A rare wooden coffin set vertically into the Gothic arch of an ruined church.

This picturesque horseshoe weir was first built in the 1600s to prevent flooding in the town of Bath.

Western Europe's only representation of a Roman goddess still in its original location sits in an unassuming park.

A 16th-century fountain marks the site of a lost medieval cemetery once filled with mass graves.

The world's oldest operational public pier railway has shuttled seagoing commuters from ship to shore since 1909.

This gorgeous space is England's largest independent library outside of London.

A 4,000-year-old burial site hides behind a roadside Burger King.

Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.

At the United Kingdom's only residential library you can sleep among the books.

Two stone columns flank the grand Venice square, but there were supposed to be three.

At just 25 inches at its narrowest point, it's one of the tightest streets in the world.