Southampton, England
Southampton Walls
A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.
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Southampton, England
A half-mile-long stretch of medieval forts built after a devastating pirate attack persists amid the modern port city.
Southampton, England
Now a memorial to merchant sailors and Titanic victims, this medieval church was destroyed by bombing raids in 1940.
Southampton, England
The rusting relics of Southampton's former luxurious flying boat industry.
London, England
This unique bridge curls up like a caterpillar to let boats pass and then unfurls again to span a small canal.
London, England
A labyrinth hides in plain sight at each of the city's 270 Tube stations.
Durham, England
A monument with a strange legend involving a horse's tongue.
London, England
An small and easily overlooked archaeology museum chock full of Egyptian artifacts.
Edinburgh, Scotland
These plaques located in a court preserve a small piece of Edinburgh's history.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This statue stands as a message against the ills of Apartheid.
Oxford, England
The lantern carried by the infamous Guy Fawkes when he was arrested while attempting to blow the houses of Parliament and the King of England to smithereens
Winslow, Arizona
One of the final grand railway depot hotel complexes is slowly being restored to its former glory.
Reno, Nevada
This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.
Boulder City, Nevada
A Norwegian-born sculptor created these soaring guardian angels at the entrance to Hoover Dam.
Musselburgh, Scotland
Sculptures depicting Scottish and English soldiers in battle honor a 16th-century conflict.
Musselburgh, Scotland
The abandoned buildings of a hospital that saw most of its activity during the World Wars.
Brooklyn, New York
The painter who popularized "bulls" and "bears" as symbols for the stock market didn't get a proper headstone for over a century.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Temporary Burning Man sculpture made of two 18-wheelers.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.
London, England
Tucked away behind the mansions of Mayfair, this picturesque garden is a hidden London treasure with a spooky past.
Dundee, Scotland
Atop this arch, during the 16th-century, a sermon was given to those suffering from plague.
Bristol, England
This church is said to have connections to the Knights Templars.
North Berwick, Scotland
An amazing model of a whale's jaw bone pays homage to the region's seafaring traditions.
London, England
This pub boasts a curious history and may have inspired a Dickens character.
Livingston, Scotland
Scotland is filled with standing stones that date back hundreds or thousands of years. This is not one of them.