London, England
Marc Bolan's Rock Shrine
A roadside shrine to a late rock god only remains thanks to the unyielding efforts of his fans.
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London, England
A roadside shrine to a late rock god only remains thanks to the unyielding efforts of his fans.
London, England
A statue of the legendary Celtic warrior queen who fought the Roman invaders stands in one of the cities she once destroyed.
London, England
The rose garden in Regent's Park where Pongo and Perdita met for the first time in Disney's "101 Dalmatians."
London, England
19th-century scientists would make the pilgrimage here to verify the precision of their measuring sticks.
London, England
London's last remaining public soapbox site has seen speeches from Karl Marx, Vladmir Lenin, and George Orwell.
London, England
London's smallest police station is barely the size of a phone booth.
London, England
Catacombs turned marketplace.
London, England
An easily overlooked stretch of ornate window fronts and gaslight lamps that could be right from the pages of Dickens.
Vatican City
The first statue to be added to Saint Peter's Square in over 350 years is an ode to migrants and refugees around the world.
Vatican City
Historic fortifications form the boundary of Vatican City, but it’s not entirely surrounded by walls.
Rome, Italy
This ritzy Italian market is built around a statue of an unforgiven heretic who was burned for his belief in an endless universe.
Rome, Italy
When this 400-year-old fountain fell into disrepair, officials covered the mess up with what looks like a giant soup tureen.
Saint-Maurice, Switzerland
Abbey built on the ruins of Roman catacombs.
Sion, Switzerland
Visit a prison tower used during witch tribunals.
Basel, Switzerland
This artistic fountain display pays homage to this area's theatrical history.
Evionnaz, Switzerland
World's largest permanent maze made of 18,000 conifers.
Nottingham, England
A 15th-century former coaching inn forms the implausibly grand entrance to a 1980s shopping mall.
Mansfield, England
The largest oak in England is said to have been the hideout of Robin Hood and his Merry Men.
Ambleside, England
This beautifully situated lakeside Roman settlement was likely built during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian.
Brownhills, England
A giant gleaming memorial named for a coal miner who gave his life to the pits.
Inverkeithing, Scotland
A remarkable feat of Victorian engineering across the Firth of Forth.
John o' Groats, Scotland
The sign marks one of the endpoints to mainland Britain's longest overland travel route.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Overlooked by many, the two famous Scottish warriors guard the main gate of Edinburgh Castle.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Near the former site of numerous witch burnings, this lavish Edinburgh mainstay pays homage to Scotland's brutal history.