Shildon, England
The ‘Rocket' Locomotive
This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.
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Shildon, England
This innovative steam machine was no doubt the most famous of the pioneer locomotives.
London, England
Eighty million natural history specimens call this gargantuan museum home.
London, England
Charles Babbage's proto-computer, painstakingly brought to life.
London, England
The sixth of London's "Magnificent Seven" cemeteries, and a source of unlikely inspiration to Beatrix Potter.
London, England
A makeshift shrine to the late rock star is still kept up on the nondescript façade outside 1 Logan Place.
London, England
The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.
Prague, Czechia
Around 100,000 bodies are buried below the medieval headstones, many of which mark graves with multiple bodies stacked up to 12 deep.
Berlin, Germany
The largest free-standing aquarium in the world resides in a hotel lobby in Berlin.
Budapest, Hungary
A random tree outside a Budapest hotel has become a DIY shrine to the late singer.
Venice, Italy
An extensive collection of reliquaries containing the bones of saints housed in the largest Catholic church in Venice.
Venice, Italy
This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.
Prague, Czechia
Despite attempts by local police to discourage it, Beatles-inspired graffiti has been a means for artists to air grievances for decades.
Prague, Czechia
The first museum in the world devoted to sexual gadgetry.
Kilbrittain, Ireland
The skeleton of a whale that beached itself in this Irish town is now on display in their public park.
London, England
Richard III supposedly disposed of his nephews' bodies here in an effort to seal his claim to the throne.
London, England
The watery entrance for condemned prisoners heading to the Tower of London is still visible along the Thames.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Debatably clever, or just plain honest hotel advertised as "The Worst Hotel in the World."
Amsterdam, Netherlands
This city square is home to Amsterdam's oldest church and a statue honoring Dutch sex workers.
Berlin, Germany
Where once there was a train station bathroom, there is now this German burger joint.
Berlin, Germany
Tiny memorials honor individual victims of the Holocaust.
Berlin, Germany
The bunker where Hitler took his own life is hidden under this deliberately ordinary parking lot.
Berlin, Germany
Thousands of coffin-like pillars make up this controversial Holocaust memorial.
Berlin, Germany
The site of the famous Nazi book burning campaign of 1933 remembers its "Night of Shame".
Berlin, Germany
A fascinating insight into daily life in the Eastern Bloc.