London, England
Whitechapel Fatberg Manhole Cover
It celebrates a very stinky task and salutes London's fatberg-vanquishing team.
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London, England
It celebrates a very stinky task and salutes London's fatberg-vanquishing team.
Oxford, England
Site of the first hot air balloon flight conducted by the first English balloonist.
Oxford, England
The beautiful non-repeating pattern honors the Oxford professor who discovered it.
Sutton Courtenay, England
In a sleepy village in Oxfordshire, the visionary English writer's gravesite attracts a yearly pilgrimage.
Albadarr, Gambia
A unique, eye-catching statue that carries an important message of hope.
Dublin, Ireland
This statue celebrating everyday life in Dublin has a few unsavory nicknames.
Asiago, Italy
The 1940s structure houses what was once Europe's largest telescope.
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
The haunting ruins of a military fortress turned astronomical observatory sit on a Sarajevo mountaintop.
San Pedro de Atacama, Chile
One of the world's most advanced radio observatories sprawls across the Atacama Desert.
Sevelen, Switzerland
The oldest surviving wooden bridge over Rhine lets travelers cross easily from Switzerland to Liechtensten.
Vienna, Austria
Vienna's underworld of tunnels and subterranean rivers made an iconic appearance in a 1949 Orson Welles film.
Provins, France
An atmospheric, medieval-themed book store hides in a 13th-century underground space.
Singapore
An independent bookstore and press with a large collection of local and English-language literature.
Townsville, Australia
A series of sculptures beneath the waves promote ocean conservation and support coral reefs.
Slatina, Czechia
These small, brass stones commemorate the first Roma victims of the Holocaust.
Peoria, Illinois
A collection of 11 million buttons illustrates the human toll of the Holocaust.
Visby, Sweden
Buried beneath an unassuming Gotland farm was the largest collection of Viking silver, mostly of Islamic origin.
Plymouth, England
Overlooking the spot where the Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower stands Devon's answer to the Colossus of Rhodes.
Paris, France
The tradition of open-air secondhand and antiquarian bookselling in Paris dates back to the Renaissance.
Tours, France
This museum preserves over-the-top masterpieces that once qualified artisans for membership into a medieval guild.
Birdsville, Australia
A historic hotel on the edge of the Australian outback.
Augathella, Australia
Inspired by the local football team, this giant ant is meant to draw tourists to a tiny Australian town.
Opalton, Australia
These tracks are believed to be from a panicked dinosaur stampede.
Glastonbury, England
This hill and tower are steeped in legend, from King Arthur to the Holy Grail.