Places Edited by rbenn250

A Victorian Gothic masterpiece housing a world-class collection of rare books and manuscripts.

Tucked away in a Prague park, a statue beloved by romantics honors a poet so nice they buried him twice.

This fantastical and eclectic English garden takes its inspiration from Egypt, China, the occult and more.

The second-longest pier in the U.K. stretches a whole kilometer into the Irish Sea.

Manchester's abandoned train depot lingers in a post-industrial purgatory.

A stone copper was sculpted on the wall of the Carlisle Cathedral to honor a local hero.

Fulham F.C. imploded once everyone excised its giant, hated tribute to the King of Pop.

This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

The beautiful baroque library of the Hapsburg empire.

Real bones which are said to have belonged to a Polish dragon.

One of the world's oldest trees comes with a Welsh legend intertwining it with a spirit prophesying death.

This crumbling folly looks like an enchanted left over from Middle Earth.

A memorial to a dog that inspired rioting in the streets of London.

Two women with a flair for both adventure and artful clutter created this singular round home.

This 11th century tower is said to be the oldest building in Oxford.

A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.

Hidden in plain sight, this creepy sculpture watches from above.

What looks like a suicide in progress is actually a statue of Sigmund Freud.

The violinist who played on as the Titanic sank is buried in this quiet English cemetery.

Sitting beneath an unremarkable residential building is a museum devoted to classic Pinball.

Get tall with nature's lankiest beasts and their warthog friends at this Kenyan preserve.

This intricately carved and hilariously huge bed was such a famous symbol both Shakespeare and Byron used it in their writing.

This churchyard arbor is surrounded by hundreds of gravestones placed there by author Thomas Hardy.