Edinburgh, Scotland
Wojtek the Soldier Bear Memorial
A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.
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Edinburgh, Scotland
A statue in the heart of Edinburgh honors a bear that served in the Polish military during World War II.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The fountain marks the area where hundreds of accused witches were burned at the stake.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Protecting the dead from opportunistic body snatchers.
Edinburgh, Scotland
The most loyal of little dogs, or a Victorian era publicity stunt?
Sheffield, England
This police call box harkens back to an era of pre-radio communications, and has a rather unique feature.
Sheffield, England
An enormous steel waterfall is a nod to the substance that shaped Britain's Steel City.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A museum marks and documents the site of the Titanic's launch.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
A series of stained glass artworks that depict images of the hit TV show.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
These engineering masterpieces are a dominant feature of the Belfast skyline.
Belfast, Northern Ireland
The ship built to ferry passengers and goods to the doomed Titanic is now the last remaining White Star Line vessel.
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
This massive monument has been telling the time for 150 years—at a slight angle.
Ilkley, England
This strange moor has a song written about it, Bronze Age carvings, and an alien sighting.
London, England
A small museum that celebrates the history and culture of the LGBTQ community in England.
York, England
A shrine to one of England's female saints in what is believed to be her former home.
Bristol, England
After protestors toppled a statue of a 17th-century slave trader, the pedestal where it once stood remains unoccupied.
Bristol, England
An authentic, seaworthy replica of the ship that sailed to Newfoundland in 1497.
Malton, England
A deserted medieval village where bodies were once mutilated to prevent them rising from the dead.
Whitby, England
These 20-foot jaw bones honor a time when the leviathan bones were a sign that whalers survived the hunt.
Ripon, England
One of the oldest and certainly best preserved Cistercian abbeys still in existence.
Forest-in-Teesdale, England
These remarkable cascades are the jewels of Upper Tees.
York, England
Follow the original medieval paths that wind through this intriguing section of the city.
Bristol, England
There's a labyrinth of manmade tunnels stretching for over an acre beneath Bristol.
Bristol, England
17th-century merchants in Bristol nailed their deals by placing money on these pedestals.