Places Edited by SEANETTA ALLSASS

Tiny silver and copper fish set inside blue-green lights are like windows to the underwater world.

This statue of one of the engineers who created the London Underground hides a ventilation shaft for the tube lines that run under the street.

This small, easily-overlooked sculpture recalls the first time Graz saw a live elephant.

The pub has been in operation since 1819 on the banks of the Clyde.

The French leader's hat sits in a glass case at the oldest restaurant in Paris.

A mythological Celtic beast built with thousands of colorful tiles stands guard over a historic canal junction.

Copenhagen's "other" little mermaid marks the historic location of past sea maid sightings.

These remnants of Old London Bridge possess unique acoustics that allow for whispered conversations to carry from one side to the other.

A bronze and stone statue made to recognize the life and career of a Russian aristocrat turned English rugby player.

The location Geoffrey Chaucer and tale-telling pilgrims set off for Canterbury in April 1386.

Cambridge’s century-old outdoor swimming pool is tied for being the longest pool in the United Kingdom, but it is also unusually narrow.

A colorful mural decorates one of the city's oldest animal shelters.

One of Scandinavia's largest mosaics pays tribute to Danish art and science luminaries.

A cornucopia of gargoyles adorns the oldest portion of Oxford’s Magdalen College.

The largest Victorian water tower in Britain.

Discovered in a peat bog, these horned helms come from a thousand years before the Viking Age.

Over 70 independent businesses have set up shop in this former Victorian department store.

Perhaps the most obscure, simplistic Banksy installation found in Bristol or in the entire world.

Presented to the city in 1910 for public use, these brass markers show varying lengths.

This impressive Gothic church dates back to 1244 and stands on the site of one of the first churches in Scotland.

Since 1768, the pillar at Guildhall Market in Bath has been a hub of economic transactions.

Positioned outside a church, this sinister folkloric figure incited protests in both 1902 and 2002.

One of London’s rare Tudor-era buildings is a fate-defying gatehouse for a church.

World War II air raids over Bristol dislodged this fragment of tram line that ended up embedded in a churchyard.