Montreal, Québec
Twilight Sculpture Garden
A patch of contaminated land reclaimed as a scrappy sculptural oasis.
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Montreal, Québec
A patch of contaminated land reclaimed as a scrappy sculptural oasis.
Montreal, Québec
Canada's largest graveyard boasts a lot of noteworthy artifacts as well as its own computerized mapping service.
Salem, Massachusetts
"Try not to knock anything over!"
Boston, Massachusetts
A stone marker commemorating the first time sound was transmitted over wires.
Boston, Massachusetts
Millions of numbers carved in glass represent the tattoos forced upon victims.
Boston, Massachusetts
This popular Boston haunt is reminiscent of a time gone by, when slow cafes and sweet-smelling smoke wafting from patios was the norm.
London, England
This beautiful Victorian ironwork masterpiece was built to keep London from smelling like poop.
London, England
Hidden behind a wall for decades, this masonic lodge was only rediscovered during renovations.
London, England
Abstract dinosaur models in London.
London, England
Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.
London, England
Several plaster noses are hidden in plain sight around London's Soho neighborhood.
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 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
The only university zoological museum in London houses extinct animals, bizarre natural history specimens, and a Micrarium of microscopic creatures.
New York, New York
One of only two commuter aerial tramways in the United States.
New York, New York
Read a book next to a Midtown waterfall.
Jarrow, England
Home to the longest wooden escalators in the world.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
This Roman archeological site is hidden amid a 1930s housing estate.
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
The remains of a Dominican friary, once one of the largest of its kind in the United Kingdom.
Houghton le Spring, England
The nearly 200-year-old folly has a secret spiral staircase hidden in one of its pillars.
Riga, Latvia
Burlesque Hospital Themed Restaurant.
Gateshead, England
The largest timber structure in Europe.
Sunderland, England
A museum pays tribute to the glass-making industry of Sunderland.
Consett, England
These giant sculptures are supported by a bizarre menagerie of feet.