London, England
Seven Noses of Soho
Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.
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London, England
Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.
London, England
Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.
London, England
The quaint little store that is said to have inspired a famous Dickens novel was only given its name after the book was released.
London, England
A student driver's nightmare.
London, England
A hands-off space for graffiti artists to hone and display their skills.
London, England
An unusual round church in London with a Templar past.
London, England
A subterranean ice warehouse that has lain hidden beneath central London for over a century is now open to the public.
London, England
An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.
London, England
The perfectly preserved underground rooms where Churchill plotted the war against Germany.
London, England
Banksy gives themself artistic license with this piece of London street art.
London, England
The popularity of Sherlock Holmes led to the creation of his fictional address, turning the orderly London street numbers askew.
London, England
This collection of illusory paraphernalia has been culled from the history of London's premier magician's club.
London, England
A 300-year-old tea shop that brought tea to the English people, not to mention the Queen herself.
London, England
This shop and gallery is a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, unassumingly positioned along an urban thoroughfare.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
London, England
A kaleidoscopic warehouse-maze of handmade neon signs.
London, England
One of the few remaining casualties of the London Blitz, this destroyed church has become an enchanting public garden.
London, England
This ornate Victorian marketplace was the setting for Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film.
London, England
London's creepiest cemetery was once the site of dueling magicians and mobs of stake-carrying vampire hunters.
Moscow, Russia
A monument to Malchik, a stray dog who lived in a Moscow metro station until his tragic death.
Russia
Monastery complex at the location where bodies of the executed Romanov royal family were discovered.
Novaya Zemlya, Russia
Site of the world's largest nuclear explosion.
Irkutsk, Russia
Thanks to a spelling mistake this bizarre beaver-tiger hybrid became the symbol of a Siberian town.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
An unusual collection of self-made musical instruments and unique noises.