London, England
Word on the Water
This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.
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London, England
This 1920s Dutch barge is now a floating bookstore.
London, England
A 1950s beatnik coffee house, turned 60s counterculture hotspot, turned modern music venue.
London, England
The Metropolitan Police refurbished the blue box (perhaps not coincidentally) the same year "Doctor Who" returned to TV screens.
London, England
Catacombs turned marketplace.
Manchester, England
This massive memorial commemorates those who died in the Manchester Arena bombing.
Edinburgh, Scotland
A six-ton wedding present for the King of the Scots.
Brussels, Belgium
Climb inside an iron crystal magnified 165 billion times its normal size.
Edinburgh, Scotland
This 17th-century street hidden beneath Edinburgh was once a breeding ground for the black death.
Berlin, Germany
On the Spree bank, discover one of the last reminders of a symbolic wall that divided, and was torn down by the people.
London, England
Six ravens are kept captive (but well-fed) at the Tower of London to prevent the fall of the Crown.
Darlington, England
A piece of public art commemorating the world's first Black professional footballer.
Ilkley, England
This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.
London, England
Kings Cross Station pays tribute to its role in Britain's best-selling book series.
Sheffield, England
The once-a-day siren is a reminder of the days before time was standardized.
Sheffield, England
A tribute to the women who quietly kept the local steelworks alive during both world wars.
Sheffield, England
One of the last remnants of the Bessemer process that revolutionized steel production during the industrial age.
Trinidad, Paraguay
Of the many Jesuit missions in South America, this complex is one of the best preserved.
Saint Helens, England
Giant statue of a disembodied head.
Leeds, England
The name of this suspended sculpture is Latin for "high horse," which is exactly what it is.
Leeds, England
One of three sites in England that house the National Collection of Arms and Armour.
Caernarfon, Wales
The highest peak in Wales is said to be the final resting place of a giant killed by King Arthur.
Caernarfon, Wales
A tiny village in Wales claims the name of a noble medieval hound slain for a crime he didn't commit.
Leeds, England
This sculpture of Edward of Woodstock is surrounded by eight Victorian lamp bearers.
Sagunt, Spain
This ancient amphitheater was restored in the early 1990s.