Paris, France
La Promenade Plantée
The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.
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Paris, France
The first green space constructed on an elevated viaduct.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A roadway designed for a visiting monarch.
Brighton, England
These shopping center benches are actually a modern art installation.
London, England
This 19th-century pub features stained-glass windows celebrating Victorian-era “champions.”
Wustermark, Germany
The 1936 Summer Olympics site is a crumbling remnant of sportsmanship and a history its host country would like to forget.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Now home to a drinking establishment, this building has a macabre history.
London, England
Formerly known as Saville Theatre, this mid-20th-century entertainment hub includes an ornate frieze.
London, England
A discarded movie prop that was the original monolith for "2001: A Space Odyssey."
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The only monument to name all of the passengers and crew who died on the RMS Titanic.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A palatial former bank building now houses what may be the poshest art venue (and former Tesco) in Belfast.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
It was once nicknamed "the most bombed hotel in Europe."
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The last Victorian market in Belfast.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
This massive monument has been telling the time for 150 years—at a slight angle.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
One of the largest lenses of its kind ever created, this former ship beacon has been brought down to Earth.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A giant sculpture of the legendary "Salmon of Knowledge" celebrates the return of fish to Belfast's River Lagan.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.
Cambridge, England
This tree was grafted from the actual tree that led Isaac Newton to ponder the theory of gravity.
Leiden, Netherlands
The remnants of a WWI naval mine that once terrorized the country now decorates a street.
Leiden, Netherlands
One of the oldest masonic temples in the Netherlands, built in 1757.
Glasgow, Scotland
An angelic, yet demonic-looking figurine presides over one of Glasgow's most ancient streets.
London, England
Legend has it that seven Anglo-Saxon kings were coronated on this stone, located in the appropriately-named town of Kingston.
Lübben, Germany
Explore the complex ecology of this multifaceted nature preserve by riverboat.
Antwerp, Belgium
The legendary giant's severed hand sits on Antwerp's popular shopping street.
Port Erin, Isle of Man
A 150-year-old steam locomotive crosses the southern half of the island daily.