London, England
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Tucked away in a London Tube station, this 1920s linear clock shows the time across the world all at once.
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Places this traveler has marked as been there.
London, England
Tucked away in a London Tube station, this 1920s linear clock shows the time across the world all at once.
London, England
At the top of the hour, figures of the London department store's two co-founders emerge and bow to each other.
London, England
This luxury shopping lane has been protected by its own tiny police force for over a century.
Pembroke, Wales
A hermit's tiny cell built into the cliffside that saved him in South Pembrokeshire.
Castlemartin, Wales
Tucked among the sand dunes overlooking a Welsh beach, a real-life tribute to a fictional elf.
Hardingstone, England
In the 1930s, a mysterious murder shook this Northamptonshire village–the identity of the victim remains a mystery to this day.
London, England
This third-generation institution is one of the last in London that still cures its own salt beef for epic sandwiches.
London, England
The Tudor-style cottage in the middle of the square is not quite what it seems.
Mevagissey, England
A free aquarium showcasing marine life caught by Cornish fishermen and donated to educate visitors.
Birmingham, England
The ceiling of this shopping arcade is adorned with six trompe-l’œil artworks, including a grim funeral scene.
Birmingham, England
This 19th-century performer's gravestone identifies her as "the smallest woman ever in this Kingdom."
Birmingham, England
A collection of windows created by two of the foremost leaders in the British Arts and Crafts Movement.
Birmingham, England
A small alleyway with an unusual moniker.
Derby, England
A public art project to commemorate a tumultuous period in Derby's history.
New York, New York
Long the exclusive domain of birds and vagabonds, this little-known Central Park peninsula is open to the public once more.
New York, New York
Curious crustaceans support an obelisk from ancient Egypt that now stands in modern-day Central Park.
New York, New York
With a history dating back to Victorian times, this architectural gem is a rare New York tourist haunt worth visiting.
New York, New York
Spinning silently in the lobby of an Art Deco masterwork is a massive vintage model of the Earth.
New York, New York
A miniature rainforest is growing inside of a Midtown Manhattan office building.
London, England
A collection dedicated to the treatment of disease, held in London's oldest hospital.
London, England
Hidden beneath the streets of London is a secret subway that only carried mail.
London, England
The anatomical-pathological collection of a man who changed surgery.
London, England
Dictionary Johnson’s favorite feline.
Saint Austell, England
400-year-old garden, restored to beauty.