Vatican City
Gallery of Maps - Galleria delle Carte Geografiche
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
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Vatican City
Breathtaking and huge 430 year old maps of Italy.
Ghent, Belgium
Each time a baby is born in Ghent, these streetlights flash in silent celebration.
London, England
Never actually a tree at all, this spot was the site of London's public hangings for nearly 600 years.
London, England
A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.
London, England
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Wormingford, England
Was the ravaging reptilian that terrorized this village a dragon, or an escapee from a London menagerie?
Bures, England
A hill carving of the legendary dragon that terrorized the village of Bures in the Middle Ages.
Bowness-on-Windermere, England
This 17th-century pub once had a hole in its wall so the neighboring blacksmith could easily access beer.
Santander, Spain
This beautiful spit of land was once the summer playground of the king of Spain.
Cerne Abbas, England
Giant naked man on a hillside.
Glastonbury, England
This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.
Paris, France
The celebrated eyesore created by starry-eyed sweethearts.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Bury Saint Edmunds, England
The smallest pub in Britain was once a cabinet of curiosities and it still has the dead cat to prove it.
Sudbury, England
At this fountain, Pongo and Missis of "The Hundred and One Dalmatians," stopped to drink.
Rome, Italy
A detailed pachyderm supports Rome's smallest Egyptian obelisk.
Glastonbury, England
An ancient well nestled at the foot of Glastonbury Tor, shrouded in Arthurian legend and revered for its purported healing waters.
Glastonbury, England
A dark Victorian well house now plays host to mystical waters and pagan shrines.
Glastonbury, England
Fascinating town where normal life interfaces with the occult.
London, England
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
Bruges, Belgium
Inside this former medieval prison is a collection of objects designed to inflict unbelievable pain and suffering on the human body and mind.
Lisbon, Portugal
This Industrial Age architectural and engineering gem helps visitors and residents alike traverse Lisbon, “The City of Seven Hills.”
Sintra, Portugal
An ancient and majestic fortress that played an integral role in Portugal's road to independence.