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Burial Spirit Houses

Anchorage, Alaska

Burial Spirit Houses

Colorful boxes placed over the dead are left to rot and crumble.

Worlds Largest Chocolate Waterfall

Anchorage, Alaska

Worlds Largest Chocolate Waterfall

While not recognized by Guinness, this chocolate waterfall is likely to be the world's largest.

The Arab Room ceiling

Cardiff, Wales

The Arab Room at Cardiff Castle

A harem-inspired Moorish fantasy design in a Victorian-era Welsh castle.

The Astronomical Clock.

York, England

York Minster Astronomical Clock

This memorial to World War II's fallen airmen shows us the movements of the stars that once guided them.

Cat Statues of York

York, England

Cat Statues of York

A century-old tradition has culminated in a small but singular collection of feline effigies.

An archway like no other.

East Molesey, England

Anne Boleyn's Gateway

Carved initials which are nearly 500 years old preserve the deposed Queen's presence at Hampton Court Palace.

Full view of the windows.

Oxford, England

'Alice in Wonderland' Windows

The stoic structure boasts a whimsical set of stained glass art commemorating Lewis Carroll.

The communal drying area on Glasgow Green.

Glasgow, Scotland

The Drying Green

The old tradition of drying laundry on poles in the public green is still guaranteed by Glasgow city law.

Hoswick's cake shelter (Emma's Cake Corner).

Bixter, Scotland

Shetland Cake Fridges and Honesty Boxes

Across the islands, baked goods, sauces, and much more are for sale 24/7.

Tower Bridge’s Dead Man’s Hole

London, England

Tower Bridge’s Dead Man’s Hole

This unassuming alcove in London’s famous Tower Bridge once served to capture, store, and display dead bodies from the River Thames.

Parliament Street Exeter

Exeter, England

Parliament Street

At just 25 inches at its narrowest point, it's one of the tightest streets in the world.

Medieval Clock at Salisbury Cathedral.

Salisbury, England

Medieval Clock

The oldest working mechanical clock in the world.

Bram Stoker Memorial Seat

Whitby, England

Bram Stoker Memorial Seat

The view that inspired the scenes of Dracula's first landing in England.

The York Ghost Merchants

York, England

The York Ghost Merchants

Makers and sellers of the original and finest York Ghosts.

Some of the wall and ceiling panels on display.

Alnwick, England

The RMS Olympic Dining Room

This restaurant was removed from the famed sister ship of the Titanic and placed within a hotel.

The ghost sign.

London, England

Smith Square World War II Ghost Sign

A faded reminder of what was once a common sight in London during the Blitz.

Find the lamp on a quiet side street just off the Strand.

London, England

Carting Lane Sewer Lamp

The pretty iron lamp is a reminder of the architecture underneath London's streets.

Tower Bridge Chimney.

London, England

Tower Bridge Chimney

An architectural oddity hides in plain sight on this iconic London bridge.

The Roald Dahl Museum

Great Missenden, England

The Roald Dahl Museum

This magical museum celebrates the life and work of a seminal children's book writer (and occasional spy).

The train station.

Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Wales

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

This Welsh village gave itself a ridiculous name in a publicity stunt a century ahead of its time.

The Chief Warden's lantern and Queen Elizabeth's keys.

London, England

Tower of London's Ceremony of the Keys

The ritual has been performed uninterrupted for nearly 700 years.

Heritage plaque marking home of Alfred Hitchcock.

London, England

Alfred Hitchcock's London Flat

One of the greatest movie directors of all time lived and worked in this London flat from 1926 to 1939.

The coat hook is said to be one of the questions for the London cab driver test known as "The Knowledge."

London, England

Metropolitan Police Coat Hook

Installed at a chaotic intersection, this gave London traffic cops a place to hang their heavy woolen coats.

Abandoned St. Mary's Asylum

Stannington, England

Abandoned St. Mary's Asylum

St. Mary's Asylum was isolated and abandoned before being converted into a Bed and Breakfast.

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