London, England
Whitechapel Bell Foundry
This unassuming building produced some of the world's most famous bells.
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London, England
This unassuming building produced some of the world's most famous bells.
London, England
The beloved beast's taxidermy remains sit in the Natural History Museum's cafe.
London, England
Hear the quietest sound from across the dome.
London, England
An incarceration museum on the spot of possibly the oldest prison in England.
Worthington, England
This old village lock-up is known as the "round house," but it is actually octagonal.
London, England
A small stone monument marks the spot on Stavely Road where the first of hundreds of missiles touched down during World War II.
London, England
It holds a fabulously designed tribute to astronomer Edmond Halley.
London, England
At almost 1,000 years old, this is the oldest known door in all of Britain.
London, England
Giant, friendly pelicans in Central London, the most unlikely of places.
London, England
This coffee shop lies hidden beneath a historic church.
London, England
A statue of the original Pearly King is hidden in a church's crypt.
London, England
A quartet of tiled art pieces adorn the floors of this prestigious art museum.
London, England
An archway adorned with vulnerable flora and fauna.
London, England
Preserved behind glass, the ruins of a medieval building used to store human remains.
London, England
This 19th-century Turkish bath house survived the Blitz of London and is now an events venue.
Japan
The world's longest tunnel with an undersea section.
Reykjavik, Iceland
This stunning concert hall has become a symbol of Iceland's national recovery.
Almaty, Kazakhstan
This Soviet statue is based on a piece of propaganda that's been elevated to national myth.
Malé, Maldives
The exorbitant price of paradise.
Ilkeston, England
This 1913 single-screen cinema is a charming survivor in the age of the multiplex.
Stapleford, England
Left by the Devil, an ancient quarry or just plain old erosion, this enigmatic rock pillar rises 28 feet from the hillside.
Dale Abbey, England
Inspired by a dream, a hermit carved out a home in this sandstone bank to live a life of contemplation and prayer.
Derby, England
A public art project to commemorate a tumultuous period in Derby's history.
East Molesey, England
Floating pink tap installed for a flower show in London.