London, England
Gresham College
England's “third-oldest college” has not graduated a single student in over 400 years.
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London, England
England's “third-oldest college” has not graduated a single student in over 400 years.
Glasgow, Scotland
The abandoned transportation hub hides within the Glasgow attraction it once served.
Budapest, Hungary
The mummified right fist of a 1,000-year-old saint-king sits inside an ornate golden reliquary.
York, England
A rare tobacconist Napoleon statue stands inside York’s medieval guildhall.
Las Vegas, Nevada
This Las Vegas casino boasts one of only three spiral escalators in the United States—an engineering wonder.
Vienna, Austria
Vienna's underworld of tunnels and subterranean rivers made an iconic appearance in a 1949 Orson Welles film.
Werfen, Austria
The largest ice cave in the world is thought to be the entrance to hell according to Austrian legend.
Graz, Austria
This small, easily-overlooked sculpture recalls the first time Graz saw a live elephant.
Riegersburg, Austria
A centuries old castle atop a dormant volcano houses museums devoted to both women and witches.
Graz, Austria
Austria's ultra-modern art museum looks like Cthulhu's giant alien heart.
Graz, Austria
Double spiral staircases are not unheard of, but they are very rare.
Graz, Austria
Resting in the middle of an Austrian river, this sci-fi "island" lets people cross in neon style.
Budapest, Hungary
A series of caves under Castle Hill that once held the prisoner Vlad Tepes, better known as Count Dracula.
Budapest, Hungary
Late at night, the bust of the "Dracula" actor was snuck onto the facade of this Budapest castle.
Budapest, Hungary
A fake Transylvanian castle houses a cathedral of antlers.
Budapest, Hungary
This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.
Budapest, Hungary
A scene from one of Hungary's most famous novels.
Gallup, New Mexico
John Wayne, Ronald Reagan, and other Hollywood actors have resided in this picturesque Route 66 hotel.
England
Surreal riveted sea forts once protected the Kent shores from German attack.
Ely, England
This striking steel sculpture transforms environmental data into art.
Ely, England
A remarkable medieval structure born from a 14th-century disaster.
Cambridge, England
Cambridge’s century-old outdoor swimming pool is tied for being the longest pool in the United Kingdom, but it is also unusually narrow.
Cambridge, England
This hill is all that remains of Cambridge’s former castle.
Cambridge, England
Students can borrow artwork from this gallery to display in their own residences.